but I shrugged it off. Your latest post caused me to recall the earlier comment:
...you need to seek out experienced NCOs and Warrants for advice and mentoring. They won't come to you - it needs to be the other way 'round.
the thing that bothered me was that it seemed to me that was the opposite of the way things worked in the dark ages when us Dinosaurs walked the earth. Good NCOs and Warrants worked at recognizing and encouraging talent and came in early or stayed late to mentor the good kids. I know things change and my experience is more than dated (over 25 years ago) but the fact that kids have to ask for help sort of jangled me. However, I just pegged it and moved on.

Then this:
This is due to failures in leadership and training; the two are inextricably linked.
caused me to recall the earlier comment -- and see some linkage. Or think there might be some.

Am I missing something?