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Old 10th Aug 2009, 19:24
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Self Assessment
HQAC, or whatever, has produced a little handbook called
Am I a Good Engineer Officer: A Guide for Self-Assessment at Frequent Intervals.
This is a second edition. The first docket was produced by the Air Ministry in 1947. Chapter 1 - Military Commander, asks:
Do I appreciate that my job essentially is to deliver hard military output?
Para 2 and 2c are gems:
2. The spirit and intention of all engineering rules and regulations is to support the delivery of military output, not to create or maintain a technicians' 'empire'. To achieve this, the Engineer Officer must: ...

2c. Generate that capability with the greatest possible economy in resource, whilst understanding the operational imperative has precedence. Cheap effect that cannot meet its military task is no effect at all.
As a Colonel, Erwin Rommel considered that
The British write some of the best doctrine in the world. It is fortunate that their officers do not read it!
Seems that might be true today. Do the RN and the Army offer similar advice?
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