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> our military doesn't need "managers", it needs leaders. Funny, that's exactly what I said 40-plus years ago when I got out. (Naïve youth that I was, I even w
by dctoedt 5y ago
> our military doesn't need "managers", it needs leaders.
Funny, that's exactly what I said 40-plus years ago when I got out. (Naïve youth that I was, I even wrote a letter to Admiral Rickover about it; IIRC, the response was a bland thank-you letter from some functionary — but Rickover was famous for having said about certain managers, there but for the grace of God goes God.)
- pdonis 5y ago> that's exactly what I said 40-plus years ago when I got out. I saw many of the same problems when I was in the Navy 30-ish years ago. But some seem to have gotten worse; from the report to Congress that was linked to upthread, what jumped out at me was the increasing micromanagement from flag officers and the lack of teaching basic ship handling and warfighting skills.