Yes, the video talks about generals. So the civil equivalent would be (higher?) management positions that already require substantial experience. (Also again, n

Yes, the video talks about generals. So the civil equivalent would be (higher?) management positions that already require substantial experience. (Also again, note, it is not meant to bee career ending thing. If you fail, you lick your wounds, find another role that hopefully fits your better and apply your learning.) It doesn't make sense to apply the concept to rank and file soldiers or like junior software engineering roles. The higher someone is on a the hierarchy tree, the more people they can influence and the more important it is to remove them when they are not a good fit. It is very unfortunate that people think the video war arguing for hiring and firing normal employees just because they don't perform perfectly in the first few weeks. That would be absolutely psychopathic behavior. Your job as a junior is to learn and make mistakes.