tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post5165067463164819062..comments2023-11-16T05:28:12.324-05:00Comments on _It Don't Make Sense_: Junior Officer Exodussig94http://www.blogger.com/profile/11460563552989533923noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-79764568315597310932013-08-01T09:29:49.626-04:002013-08-01T09:29:49.626-04:00Yeah, no. I hate to tell this young man, if after...Yeah, no. I hate to tell this young man, if after thanking him for his contribution, this is the state of the military, often, and has been since the supposed great British Military era. <br /><br />A lot of it comes down to gritting your teeth through some of the tedium... or getting into spots where you have less... interaction with the shitty parts. Of course, you pay for autonomy, dearly.<br /><br />Brings back my own feelings about it all, when it first hit me. Sucks, sometimes. But it is rather typical, normal, usual, just creepy and wrong as well.Doomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04392444624210801173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-83223500559333682392013-07-31T09:59:12.399-04:002013-07-31T09:59:12.399-04:00I'm sorry, I'm sure it's worse now, bu...I'm sorry, I'm sure it's worse now, but he's describing the military when I was in some 45 years ago. Mediocrity is a socialist doctrine and guess where that's coming from now. Woodsterman (Odie)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00423574390748358762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-11365233063504355782013-07-31T07:29:14.535-04:002013-07-31T07:29:14.535-04:00Add to all of that the fear of a RIF coming and yo...Add to all of that the fear of a RIF coming and you find that instead of comradery, peers see each other as competition for the job they don't want to lose. Doesn't make for a pleasant work environment. <br /><br />We survived a RIF in the 70's, but I don't remember people so willing to throw others under the bus to stay in. Maybe that's just because I'm old now and don't remember a lot of things. <br /><br />It is really hard for the kids these days. Anam Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960986859370967282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-60141900216382884142013-07-30T23:59:50.938-04:002013-07-30T23:59:50.938-04:00I wish I could be surprised.I wish I could be surprised.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-18072359723131620622013-07-30T21:00:50.213-04:002013-07-30T21:00:50.213-04:00It took me three wars to come to the conclusion th...It took me three wars to come to the conclusion that nobody cared about winning anything. Which means that I'm a slow learner.<br /><br />General Smedley Darlington Butler, USMC summed it up in his book, "War is a Racket".LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-7677140148428162712013-07-30T20:53:12.006-04:002013-07-30T20:53:12.006-04:00Ah yup. Unfortunately this isn't something tha...Ah yup. Unfortunately this isn't something that can be laid solely on the doorstep of the present Administration. I recall several incidents during my own career(1970-1992) in the sub force where not making waves and kissing butt was considered our number one priority. It's gotten exponentially worse in recent times, but the seeds were there a long time ago. Subvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13523683273450353313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-78652573158751281342013-07-30T20:25:08.317-04:002013-07-30T20:25:08.317-04:00The battalion commander with an open mind has hole...The battalion commander with an open mind has holes in his head.WoFathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616237986583760584noreply@blogger.com