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KC

On 9/3/2014 12:57 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 03 Sep 2014 10:42:29 -0500, Califbill
wrote:

"Mr. Luddite" wrote:

It was a response to your "Well, that might be the answer you mustered
out old military farts want,but it sure as hell hasn't worked so far, has it?" comment.

Yes, it has worked. Our policies may be flawed but the military has done
everything asked of it and more.

Off the subject, but I often reflect on my military time and compare it
to my career as a civilian. My experiences are somewhat unique (I think)
in the respect that I was military for the first 11 years of my adult
life before ditching the uniform for a suit and tie in a civilian career
that eventually included owning and running a small company consisting of about 100 people.

Contrary to what you may think, the US military is incredibly efficient.
The schools, equipment and methodology used to train people with no
previously acquired skills or formal education still amazes me. Unlike
the civilian world there are no office politics, no special privileges to
a select few. It is a true, equal opportunity employer with
"opportunity" underscored. I've said many times that I received more in
knowledge, education and experience than I gave in return during the 9
years of active duty and 2 years in the reserves.

Most of our failures regards the military and perceived failures are more
likely to be followed back to some liberal arts grad, who went in to
politics. And told the military what to do do and micro managed the
military. How many of LBJ and his advisors were not liberal arts grads?

Yeah Harry loves those liberal arts majors, like Rumsfeld (Princeton
BA PoliSci) Cheney (Univ Wyoming MA in PoliSci) Wolfowitz (Univ
Chicago BA PoliSci) GW Bush (Yale BA History) GHW Bush (Yale BA
economics)

Harry went to Yale with them and thinks he has come a lot further and
touched more lives than any of them... kind of like the way he bitches
about Steve Doocey, one of the most liked guys in TV...