Which is why there is a rather marked divide between the "pencil-pushers" and "the tip of the spear". That said, there are lots of instances of the clerk-typis

Which is why there is a rather marked divide between the "pencil-pushers" and "the tip of the spear". That said, there are lots of instances of the clerk-typist being told to grab his rifle and fill out a billet for a patrol and similar things --- RH actually speaks to this and other similar, but broader concerns in _Starship Troopers_