Originally Posted by
Asturias56
"It is what happens to any military after prolonged periods of peace, by which I mean without major or World Wars. Instead of leaders being brought to the high command out of necessity, career seekers bring themselves, often with some agenda or other but always with a single minded determination to make it at the cost of everyone else. "
Which is why when most big wars occur most of the So's are fired within 6-12 months in any armed service, anywhere. And they're replaced by people at least one, sometimes two generations, younger
The skills needed to fight a war are different from those need to "administer" - determination, willingness to accept risks, ability to concentrate on one aim........... none of those get you anywhere in peacetime
An interesting quotation - it would be very useful to know how your comments relate to your own service?
Jack