Thanks for the reply 5 Forward.
I suppose I was looking at what informs a decision, be it reckless or otherwise, rather than the decisions. That would be of interest in trying to determine what's behind this bad judgment: is it a mid life crisis sort of thing -- which is a known behavioral phenomenon for some men in their 40's -- or something else?
Full Disclosure: I recently read an article about mid life crises, and how men in the 50's tend to have fewer of them than men in their 40's (there is some sociological study on a "U" curve that's so soft that I can't consider it science). That recent line of thinking probably triggered me applying that model of analysis to this case.
Odds are that when one puts his whole record in the balance, he's probably got more to recommend him than not.
Must one aawww **** void all attaboys?
Chester Nimitz ran a ship aground. He ended up our Fleet Commander and a darned good one.
At one point did zero defects become the standard?