Quote Originally Posted by Steve Blair View Post
Mix and match has become one of our other hallmarks, and we never remember that it quite often doesn't go well...
Lacking well trained or experienced troops, the results are predictably really bad -- and thus caution inspiring...

An unfortunate side effect is the creation of a culture of "I want only people I know to work for me." This attitude means eschewing the pipeline (which will be the only source of replacements in a larger war...) and creates sycophants. It also drives many good people out of the forces (plural...)