Posted on Jul 21, 2019
How the Military Murders Meritocracy - Modern War Institute
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Not all officer make good commanders. Not all officers make good staff officers. We should not throw out the individuals who do not make good commanders. They may very well have other talents and my be valuable team members in another capacity. Grant it that the army was very large then, but during WW2 they did not force people to resign, they found the right fit for each person. In the now famous, E company, 506 PIR, Captain Herbert Sobel was a great trainer, but not a good combat leader. On the other hand Captain Dick Winters was a great combat leader. Whenever this subject comes up I always remember what Field Marshall Erwin Rommel said about choosing leaders in his units. In my opinion, it is the best philosophy on choosing leaders ever given. Notice, he does not make those with both of the good characteristics his commander.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlefield_promotion#Types_of_Battlefield_Promotion
And by contrast, you'll read on here that this was apparently re-allowed in 2009...whether for all svcs, not a clue, however, it's an interesting contrast with the whole brevet argument, I'd thought, if nothin else, ya know?
And by contrast, you'll read on here that this was apparently re-allowed in 2009...whether for all svcs, not a clue, however, it's an interesting contrast with the whole brevet argument, I'd thought, if nothin else, ya know?
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Capt Daniel Goodman
And I'd only seen a mention on the battlefield promotion Wikipedia piece that mentioned something about reinstating that back in 2009, though I've obv got zero clue if it was ever done...what does interest me, and which I'd always wondered about, was whether enlisted were ever battlefield promoted to warrants...that was just a thought I'd always been curious about, ya know? I mean, it probably never happened, however, it was just one of those weird historical thoughts rattling about in my brain...if anyone might have any notions on the whole topic, I'd be most interested, certainly....
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Capt Daniel Goodman
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2939655-return-from-the-river-kwai
Actually, as I think about it, I did actually read of one, a Navy pharmacist mate, Maurice Demers, for performance during the recovery of British and Australian POWs from the River Kwai Japanese POW transports torpedoed on their way back to Japan, on board the WW2 USN sub USS Pampanito...the book here recounts that, it's actually a fantastic book, I've sent it in before on other threads....
Actually, as I think about it, I did actually read of one, a Navy pharmacist mate, Maurice Demers, for performance during the recovery of British and Australian POWs from the River Kwai Japanese POW transports torpedoed on their way back to Japan, on board the WW2 USN sub USS Pampanito...the book here recounts that, it's actually a fantastic book, I've sent it in before on other threads....
Return from the River Kwai book. Read 7 reviews from the world's largest community for readers.
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Capt Daniel Goodman
https://www.yourmesotheliomalawfirm.com/veterans-mesothelioma/mesothelioma-navy-veterans/military-submarines/u-s-s-pampanito-ss-383-/
This mentions him, though not the warrant promotion, though the book above definitely does, I did read that aspect, for sure....
This mentions him, though not the warrant promotion, though the book above definitely does, I did read that aspect, for sure....
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Capt Daniel Goodman
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Maurice-L-Demers-Pharmacist-aboard-the-USS-Pampanito-2-signed-ph-Letter-/ [login to see] 2
This was him....
This was him....
Maurice L. Demers - Pharmacist aboard the USS Pampanito - 2 signed ph. + Letter | eBay
Rare - 2 back signed photos and autograph letter signed. Miami, July 28, 1982.
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This is a cyclical problem. When I was a CPT, our Branch Managers told us that we needed to get a Master's Degree. The hot thing at that time was getting a Master's in Business Admin or in Robotics. So we all went out and got our Master's degrees. Relatively few of us were assigned to employ our Master's. I was a Russian linguist and had graduated the 47 week DLI Russian Basic Course as an enlisted soldier, then completed a Bachelor's in Russian Language and History en route to my commission. But I was not assigned to use my Russian studies. The needs of the service, especially under the stress of many years of war, make talent management to best use everyones' skills very difficult. I hope things get better, we have some amazing people and need to best employ their skills. That is especially true now that we are back facing our "old friends", the Russians, and their "new friends", the Chinese.
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I have bachelors degrees in chemistry and physics. Masters in Chemical Engineering and Material Science. The Army saw fit to make me an MP.....
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LTC (Join to see) - That is seriously the most Army answer I think I've ever seen (from a fellow OC/T)
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MAJ (Join to see) - the kicker? my first job out of college was doing chemical warfare research for Army contracts. I was one on the chemists that developed and tested the equipment used in the Army's M93A1P1 Fox NBC Reconnaissance Vehicle. I probably know more about chemistry and chemical warfare than 95% of the Chemical Officers in the Army.
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