I do think most who have posted on this thread are confusing madness with the ability to provoke thought and debate. Anyone who has ever worked with the good AVM would know that he often asks difficult questions to provoke such debates and gauge reactions. There have also been quite a few derogatory comments from certain parties that, I would hazard a guess, have never even met the man. Whilst he does have his moments, I defy anyone on this site who has worked for him to argue against his charisma and intellectual capacity. So many threads over the years have screamed out for 'leaders' who are not afraid to say 'no' and yet, when we do have one, we collectively stone him! So, what is it to be? A yes man? Or someone that IS controversial, is NOT afraid to speak his mind and DOES ask difficult questions (deliberately)? I'm afraid that the 'yes' man, typically, will not fulfill the latter criteria. As to the great argument that one who has never seen Ops is not fit to lead, well, I disagree, and I have seen lots myself. Truth be known, he has too. And before you start stoning me, I am not a career man, and look forward to leaving fairly soon. My thoughts are based on personal experience with said AVM. The man, though having his faults (don't we all?), is several steps ahead of both his seniors and subordinates. Don't underestimate his abilities. I would like to think that, when I leave, we have more people like Walker at the top.
Finally, this was a simple question to provoke debate, and it certainly has, 6 months after it was posed. So who are the idiots?!!!
SOTB