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Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b
Well, you know what they say...the only thing more dangerous than a Lieutenant with a map and a compass is one with a map, compass and weapon. And the only thing more dangerous than that is a Lieutenant with a map, compass, a weapon, and a plan!
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"wisdom is like a pyramid in the military -the further down the ranks you go ,the more there is of it ."
right?
Thats why some guys need a special class of people (NCOs) to keep tabs on them making regular changes of socks and actually going to take a dump even if it is outside -so that they dont get backed up with crap or contract trench foot because keeping their socks dry proved to be more than a challenge for them.
as for LTs.. I guess initiative and energy are sometimes more dominating than
common sense .Not to mention 2nd lt.
I guess the "gung ho lets go and lets not deliberate now" 2nd lt is a counterweight to the blazè : "the machine will carry on regardless of me as long as I got my back covered so lets take 5 sgt" type .
Two opposing forces of the mili-verse