I think the elephant in the room on this is the FCS system of systems. Every time you see the word transformation in this paper think "FCS."
I think the elephant in the room on this is the FCS system of systems. Every time you see the word transformation in this paper think "FCS."
Example is better than precept.
Infinity Journal "I don't care if this works in practice. I want to see it work in theory!"
- The job of the British Army out here is to kill or capture Communist Terrorists in Malaya.
- If we can double the ratio of kills per contact, we will soon put an end to the shooting in Malaya.
Sir Gerald Templer, foreword to the "Conduct of Anti-Terrorist Operations in Malaya," 1958 Edition
No, I mean the FCS is based on a flawed premise. Not only that, it replicates nothing. It takes the Soldier out of the armored game and turns him into a technician. Hell, I can't even roll the damned vehicle with my head out of the hatch.
In short, it's a piece of sh!t.
Example is better than precept.
in less than three days."Hell, I can't even roll the damned vehicle with my head out of the hatch."
Not to worry. The budget cuts will thankfully kill it and we can spin off the good stuff. Works for me.
can we at least get his name right? It's McMaster, not McMasters. That last 's' doesn't belong.
Pet peeve of mine.
As for Anaconda...there was certainly enough blame/confusion/whatever to go around, but it also played into what the AF does not really want to do: CAS. They don't like it. Never have, no matter how much lip service it gets. We've had instructors here dismiss it as a waste of assets (and yes...I'm serious. And we're talking about O-5s instructing future AF officers). The Army messed up to be sure in a number of areas (some of which can be traced back to Franks, who is not high on my favorite 'leader' list), as Ken points out.
"On the plains and mountains of the American West, the United States Army had once learned everything there was to learn about hit-and-run tactics and guerrilla warfare."
T.R. Fehrenbach This Kind of War
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