Quote Originally Posted by Fuchs View Post
Sometime ago I have apparently lost some confidence. Hence, since then I've always wished that plans and organisations are robust, keep going well after losing high quality components.
I 100% agree with the sentiment, but you should not plan to be "badly trained."
Simplicity is the key, but doing very simple things well requires great skill. That is why war isn't engineering.
And next time, you should really exclude "lieutenants die like fleas on battlefields" from "Luckily none of that reflects reality." or I'll slap you with a load of statistics about the remaining life expectation of mechanised infantry lieutenants in war.
As resident of Israel and the product of a British Public School, I am extremely aware of the disproportionately high casualties among junior officers.
The reality I was challenging the idea that if that happens life grinds to a halt because the Platoon Sergeant is "systematically ill-trained."