Quote Originally Posted by Steve Blair View Post
Always good to get as many perspectives in as possible. Like I said, I wasn't pointing fingers but rather probing for posts like yours. My contention has always been that the Army (at least at the sharp edge of things) is learning MUCH faster this time around than they have during any other conflict in their history, and it's good to see field-side experiences backing this idea up.
I heard the lore of the helicopter CO's from ROTC forward, and I think it was beaten into the post-Vietnam generation to lead from the front as one of the carryovers from the frustrated junior commanders in Nam.