Re: Experience and Training

--- Alan and Carmel Brain <aebrain@austarmetro.com.au>
wrote:

> You're not joking, are you.

Nope.  I'd have to look up what the book says our
doctrine is, but. . . 
 
> OK, here's an optimistic view: LTs who are stupid
> enough to follow the book here are so stupid that
> the book may say the right thing for them. Chew
> Gum THEN walk, don't try doing both at the same
> time.

Thing was that this one was bright by normal LT
standards (ex-supply sergeant, actually).

> LT's who have both 2 neurons to fire together and
> a backbone of less than noodlelike flexibility will
> listen to their NCOs and then do whatever they think

> is best under their own special circumstances,
> regardless of the book. Which is likely to be pretty
> good in the chaos of pursuit (though can lead to
> ambushes vs a canny foe).

That would be good--if our higher chain of command
weren't so heavily into micromanagement.  Which
tendency FBCB2 only enhances due to it's ability to
let everyone in the brigade know exactally where
everyone else in the brigade is.

John

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