Reading some of the above I'm sure cavalry officers in the 1890s were equally dismissive of automobiles, as I suppose prop-jockeys were of jet engines in 1939.
To quote Albert Einstein, "the true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination*".
*which in my experience is something the military are not entirely renown for, indeed it is often frowned upon.
Last edited by Willard Whyte; 5th May 2021 at 21:40.