Quote Originally Posted by Norfolk View Post
Wait a minute Ken, I really heard you say (well, actually saw you write) that something actually terrified you?
"Constabulary," my Wife and Brussels Sprouts...

Yea, verily on re-roling. You folks did have a bad patch for a while there. The little guy from Shawinigan was almost as dangerous as was Gary. My son was an instructor at Ranger School back in those days and the one or two Canadians in most classes always came in near the top of the Class and frequently took Honor Grad. Benefit of solid training -- so the Army didn't slack off on what was important.

And about 50 year-old Captains, Ken (hehe): just imagine the circles you could have run around doddering Field Grades and positively geriatric Flag Officers in your DoD years? I mean, there are some advantages to such a system, given its inherent bureaucratic nature anyway.
True but that's no challenge; the excessively bright and annointed (in their opinion), energetic young are so much more fun to discombobulate...