southside, The voice of the CCF!
Tell me that kind of 'over the top boys' leadership went out in 1916
Let's examine your 'boy's own adventure' example
Lets plan an exped....come on, lets grab a minibus and a bunch of lads and set off for a weekend in the mountains.
1. No budget
2. Your 1001 has been rejected
3. Your 'bunch of lads' are in Basra/Kandahar/HMP Stanley/on guard/FISP'd/on shift/stand-by for Frseco/Killing cows for her Maj/OO/Board of inquiry/on a course
4. You haven't got a qualified exped leader because (see 3)
5. The guys would quite like to see their wives/husbands/boy or girlfriends in between saving the world
It's called the real world - there is no slack, we just do the best we can with what's available. Your style of ‘leadership’ would be as welcome as a cup of cold sick by RAF regulars - might work on 19 year old squadies though........