Regrettably, I'm afraid your "ouch" is right and I share
your pain -- if I can quote Bill...Originally Posted by Cavguy
It's a darn shame but in my opinion it's deserved. I remember years ago reading a German book about Stalingrad in WW II, one phrase that reverberated with me in the final chapter was the Author's statement that the "...Generals got concerned with protecting the institution and forgot they were there to win." (or words to that effect). I've been forced to think about that many times over the intervening years. Too many times...
I've met and served under some great Generals. I've also run across a few that were not as well endowed and were more concerned with reputations (whose or whats not stated) than doing the job.
I understand and fully appreciate that the job, particularly at two star and above, has multiple political implications. However while I also know that the Institution is pretty durable and that nobody's perfect, it's also apparent to me that a lot of those folks consistently sell their units, their people, their Army short in their own minds. That's sad.
Hopefully, the current bout of published angst on the topic will resonate with the leadership and some much needed change in high places will occur.
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