The Logistician
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The Logistician
Logisticians are a sad and embittered race of men who are very much in demand in war, and who sink resentfully into obscurity in peace. They deal only in facts, but must work for men who merchant in theories. They emerge during war because war is very much a fact. They disappear in peace because peace is mostly theory. The people who merchant in theories, and who employ logisticians in war and ignore them in peace, are generals.
Generals are a happily blessed race who radiate confidence and power. They feed only on ambrosia and drink only nectar. In peace, they stride confidently and can invade a world simply by sweeping their hands grandly over a map, pointing their fingers decisively up terrain corridors, and blocking defiles and obstacles with the sides of their hands. In war, they must stride more slowly because each general has a logistician riding on his back and he knows that, at any moment, the logistician may lean forward and whisper: "No, you can't do that." Generals fear logisticians in war and in peace, generals try to forget logisticians.
Romping along beside generals are strategists and tacticians. Logisticians despise strategists and tacticians. Strategists and tacticians do not know about logisticians until they grow to become generals--which they usually do.
Sometimes a logistician becomes a general. If he does, he must associate with generals whom he hates; he has a retinue of strategists and tacticians whom he despises; and, on his back, is a logistician whom he fears. This is why logisticians who become generals always have ulcers and cannot eat their ambrosia. -
Now why is this familiar?
3rd DISCOM newsletter?
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Also found in one of the many cubicles of HQMES
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You now working in HQMES..hmm *rubs chin*Originally posted by LazerLordz:Also found in one of the many cubicles of HQMES ..and probably on the walls of many support forces chiefs around the world.
Btw, my DISCOM put this up on its newsletter, except they delete the last two paragraphs..hehehe -
Nope.I'm not working in HQMES.
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hi, u fm 3 discom?
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Nope..one of the maint.battalions.
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Me too.
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Ah.3DSMB?
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I cannot confirm nor deny..but then where else can i get letter from 3rd Discom....Originally posted by LazerLordz:Ah.3DSMB? -
LOL.Good to meet a fellow tech.
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anyone from 5 sub??
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U from 3 6 or 9 DSMB?Originally posted by LazerLordz:LOL.Good to meet a fellow tech. -
me fm 3 ds med.
so were u in exercise sweet waters which ended abt two weeks ago? -
Paiseh...............ORD LOH
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6D.
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hi all, im am a diploma holder and a pre enlistee, seriously tinking of signing on as a logistic officer, any comment??
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There are two kinds.MEO(Military Engineering Officer and ATO(Army Technical Officer).I think diploma hoders can apply for both and you can attempt to get a LSA(Local Study Award) if your diploma is of good standing, to facilitate your graduate studies.I'm not too sure about this, would anyone here like to clarify ?
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hey hey, there is also QM (quarter Master) and MTO (transport officer) and many other specialist vocations too when you sign on as a loggy in SAF.
But frankly speaking, its tough being a logistician in SAF. alot of ppl just thinks that u have an easy job but u really slog it out in the office. think twice, thrice if u wan to sign on, even though it may be a service vocation.
is ur diploma in logistics? -
Working as NSF cqms... It really sux. Dun ever sign on as cqms, see my rqms working also poor thing. A lot of things need to remember, one thing miss out will cause the whole thing cock up... CQMS nightmare is LRI n stocktake n 1206. I have a poor memory, kena fuck upside down by officer everyday last time... Also need to work as storeman, do shit job etc etc...