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Old 20th July 2007 | 11:46
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Wader2
 
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Originally Posted by vecvechookattack
An example. Should the Captain of a Destroyer be qualified in driving that ship? Should the Captain of a ship have any seamanship qualifications? Why should he? he has people to do that for him....surely, all the Captain needs to do is fight and Command. Why does the Captain of a ship need to be a fishhead?
I believe a noted Russian (well Russian occupied territory) and long serving Admiral would isagree that a Captain should rely on experts to run his ship for him.
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