Originally Posted by
Pass-A-Frozo
That's right. One is based on your intelligence. The other is based on avoiding death. (Congrats! You haven't died - you have built "experience"). Hang on a second. I saw my 80 something year old cleaner walking around the other day. Why isn't he Prime Minister!
Close all the universities! Close the officer training schools! (What a waste of money!!) Hundred year old turtles will save us all!
Really? Explain that one. I'm guessing that none of the English cricket team were WO's or FS's?
So your alternative appears to be to continue to employ spotty erks who have managed to pick up an academic qualification but have no real life experience or leadership qualities on the bottom rung of the leadership ladder where the meat hits the metal, so to speak?
I suppose it must work as you never hear any complaints about this system.
In the Army the SNCO's run the sharp end whilst the officers deal with the 'bigger picture' and generally things get done. In the RAF many would like to do the same but unfortunately we have such a glut of commissioned hangers on that they get in the way.
