"Nonsense. If called before such a Committee, said person, of whatever rank, should be 100% prepared to defend his corner - and more. This man wasn't"
Jindabyne, How exactly do you think he could have been "100% prepared" for any question about any force level in any of the three Services (+JFC) before he went in front of the committee - by burning about a million hours of extra nugatory work for his staff - I prefer his approach to yours!