09-08-2003, 07:31 PM
In the Imperial Army, positions were open to talent: they had to be.
"In every Corporal's pack is a Field Marshall's baton." (Close, might not be perfect.)
Typical general, dear Nappy: no clue as to Naval things, and what is now called "Joint Operations."
(I imagine some have a funnier, if sad, slant on what a "joint" operation is, eh?)
Agree with you on the Gunner decision: with constrained resources, you have to make hard choices.
Some stuff never changes.
"In every Corporal's pack is a Field Marshall's baton." (Close, might not be perfect.)
Typical general, dear Nappy: no clue as to Naval things, and what is now called "Joint Operations."
(I imagine some have a funnier, if sad, slant on what a "joint" operation is, eh?)
Agree with you on the Gunner decision: with constrained resources, you have to make hard choices.
Some stuff never changes.
Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the Men 'O War!
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete