21 sats \ 5 replies \ @carlosfandango 8 Mar \ parent \ on: Why do the British salute differently to the Americans? (2019) history
I’m glad we knew what we were doing… not so sure about the Rupert’s at times
I kinda felt bad for some of them... Some of them recognised that they'd done their degree, some time at Sandhurst and now were responsible for the lives of a bunch of people. It can be pretty overwhelming I'd expect. But the good ones recognised that and treated that position with the care it demanded. Others went off on power trips and probably got people killed unnecessarily.
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Bloody right. When the subbies turned up they would usually come for a chat in the Sgts Mess so they knew who made their mad ideas work. I have known some bloody good officers and some damn liabilities…. Can’t recall any that went from one to the other thinking about it though..
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I think that's the sad truth of it. Either you're a leader people want to follow or you're a leader people have to follow. There didn't seem to be many tigers who changed their stripes.
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‘Sgt, do you think the men will follow me in battle?’
‘No Sir. I think they would rather stay and fight….’
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🤣
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