Quote Originally Posted by Tom Odom View Post
The more we automate, the more people we need to run/watch/interpret/manipulate the automated systems. The end result is that increased automation of C2 has only made staffs bigger and the things they control--the units fighting--smaller.
...and this has been a well known fact for over 20 years, yet we still sale off down this stream because no one calls halt.

I believe the reason is because you have officer corps who do not study their profession. Sorry to be harsh, but they are clearly doing something stupid. Still, I'm sure they'll all be better off with their MAs in anthropology.