tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post5171513794825728600..comments2024-02-28T20:56:23.768-06:00Comments on Sipsey Street Irregulars: From Mike: I've seen this more times than I can remember - Sleep as a military weapon.Dutchman6http://www.blogger.com/profile/09935420042995679958noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-56954530095796345842016-06-05T21:45:33.313-05:002016-06-05T21:45:33.313-05:00The fundamental issue is the exaggerated need of m...The fundamental issue is the exaggerated need of military commanders to portray themselves as indispensable...in sharp contrast to the expendability of the men they seek to command.<br /><br />It is an understandable and all-too-human desire. It is also a flat disqualification for effective and moral command. Any commander worthy to lead has planned for his men to be able to continue without him if necessary, whether he's sleeping or dead. Anyone who can't bear the idea of his unit continuing the mission without him shouldn't be in the military <i>at all</i>, let alone in command.<br /><br />But a military chain of command leading up to men who too often have no military experience at all leads to an unrealistic accountability culture that doesn't acknowledge that military operations aren't confined to business hours on business days. Increasingly, civilian leaders don't even understand that the opposing force also gets to act to effect the outcome of an operation, and thus results aren't always going to be favorable if you're fighting an actual enemy.<br /><br />Under that pressure, even men that could plan for how their unit would be able to continue operations without them cave to the temptation of pretending to be indispensable "supermen" once they reach command ranks.Chiu ChunLinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519192610708043962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-30644914514580383122016-06-05T20:38:52.613-05:002016-06-05T20:38:52.613-05:00General George S. Patton once stated "fatigue...General George S. Patton once stated "fatigue makes cowards of us all"... I don't know if this was a Patton original, or if he was quoting some ancient general.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-54071284718163370982016-06-05T19:53:45.543-05:002016-06-05T19:53:45.543-05:00This is SPOT ON! I flew for the USN. Deployed a...This is SPOT ON! I flew for the USN. Deployed at sea we took our sleep requirements seriously (Gravity is a bitch). The black shoes (ship drivers) would BRAG about how little sleep they got and would bag on the aviators for getting meaningful rest.<br />Idiots. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-82489452166149666352016-06-05T11:56:37.610-05:002016-06-05T11:56:37.610-05:00 Hillary Clinton Won’t Say If She Believes There I... Hillary Clinton Won’t Say If She Believes There Is A Constitutional Right To Bear Arms <br /><br />Leftists want to argue that the wording pertains only to ‘militia’ and not to individuals, so she doesn’t want to definitively answer that question.<br /><br />http://www.weaselzippers.us/275361-hillary-clinton-wont-say-if-she-believes-there-is-a-constitutional-right-to-bear-arms/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com