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Originally Posted by Eddie
Heinlein also posited that no one should be a citizen without serving a minimum tour in the military.
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Was that specifically or just government service?
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I agree. That leader is responsible for everything his unit does or fails to do.
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So how much blame does Gorman's superior get then?
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No, I disagree. Judgment and Initiative by Gorman. Had Gorman exercised those two characteristics, he would have come to the decision of what was best for success of the mission. Then he would have told Burke to piss up a rope.
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I think you are missing the point that Burke deliberately manipulated who was in charge of the Marines, so he could have an officer he could bully.