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but my real worry is that, in the long term, success in paper-pushing will be seen as more important than front-line experience.
Don't worry old fellow! Despite the necessity for good staff work we will continue to be competent to stand on the wall so you and all other cynical civvies can sleep safely at night.
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Clearly we have to have input from experienced people into Government processes and decisions but my real worry is that, in the long term, success in paper-pushing will be seen as more important than front-line experience.
If the brown stuff does hit the fan the ability to manipulate committees is unlikely to be of great use
If the brown stuff does hit the fan the ability to manipulate committees is unlikely to be of great use
See too, more recently, the tilting at windmills that eventually led to funding for something other than HUMVEEs for use in urban operations, Iraq. It took committee influencing to get that sorted.
