...........and valour too. Someone admires Rommel. I admire Ariel Sharon.Originally posted by Gun:What u mentioned has already played out in Vietnam.
US grunt called it "Frag". No, its not about killing NVAs, but to murder an impotent-arrogant-sadistic officer.
This had happened many times in war.
Correct me if I am wrong, a US Army CSM can overide a lowerly Lt if he deems not fit for commanding position. I supposed could be the case with senior SAF WO?
Respect is earned on shoulders of trust and honour, not on the number of strips or crabs it has.
Many of these "battle-hardened" platoon commanders and company commanders will go on to command Brigades and Divisions in the future....Originally posted by sgdiehard:In Iraq, and many parts of the world, many young americans soldiers died, many have died, and more will die, they must have produced many experienced junior commanders, but battle-hardened generals?
SAF is for the defence of Singapore, we don't need to sacrifice our young soldiers to produce battle-hardened generals.
The Chinese says: "yi jiang cheng gong wan gu gu". For every successful general, there are ten of thousands of dried bones (dead men)."
remember we are talking about military general and not politician. Sacrificing is part of the job.Originally posted by spencer99:Many of these "battle-hardened" platoon commanders and company commanders will go on to command Brigades and Divisions in the future....
but u r right, no point sacrificing young soldiers to produce "generals" in the future....
but the point is we are are non-battle proven force...