PN, I guess you are referring to strategic thinking and strategic procurement. Golly, would have been refreshing if some of the Brass had exercised a bit of strategic thinking when agreeing to the Iraq war, or the 2nd front in Afghanistan. However, once you agree to those ops you are duty bound to look after the people who are fighting in them. One of the major reasons for the level of discontent now is the disconnect between the red rosette wearing Top Brass and the blokes on the ground. No amount of strategic procurement is going to sort that out. I say again the biggest shortfall is a lack of manpower, don't hear CDS or CAS talking about that do we. They just agree yet another draw down. Ridiculous.