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Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b
Well, technically...he's in charge, so everything is his fault...so I was taught in ROTC, PLDC, and BNCOC.
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I agree that ultimately the success or failure of the mission rests with the senior leadership. I'm trying to show Gorman a touch of sympathy because he is, after all, a new LT to the unit; and he can't be everywhere at all times. The whole business with an alien getting aboard the drop ship is a good example. It seems odd to me that the drop ship is sitting on the ground in potentially hostile territory with its ramp down. Shouldn't ramp up be SOP? While Gorman might have the ability to check on this sort of detail, and while we might say he should have checked on this sort of detail, he is a new lieutenant with an awful lot on his mind. The drop ship crew let him down by allowing themselves to be very vulnerable and failing to prevent infiltration of the ship by the enemy.
Nevertheless, I can't dispute you that final responsibility for what does or does not happen in Gorman's command rests with Gorman.
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