RE: The Demise of the Marines?
July 26, 2014 at 9:20 am
(This post was last modified: July 26, 2014 at 9:29 am by Anomalocaris.)
We should engage/forgo conflicts based on our win/loss record.
We have gloried in those military skills which we think we are outstanding practitioners of. But we consistently overlook the fact we lack a full range of other equally vital soft and hard skills to win most types of conflict. Furthermore we appear to be quite dull in perceiving what skills are needed, how we are deficient, and whether we've adequately addressed or compensated for the deficiencies.
So our win/loss ratio becomes our most reliable yard stick on whether we are likely to prevail when we are itching to get into another similar conflict.
So when possible Conflicts should not be entered into if our records show we've consistently found it overwhelmingly difficult to display the full set of skills needed to come out ahead in it.
We have gloried in those military skills which we think we are outstanding practitioners of. But we consistently overlook the fact we lack a full range of other equally vital soft and hard skills to win most types of conflict. Furthermore we appear to be quite dull in perceiving what skills are needed, how we are deficient, and whether we've adequately addressed or compensated for the deficiencies.
So our win/loss ratio becomes our most reliable yard stick on whether we are likely to prevail when we are itching to get into another similar conflict.
So when possible Conflicts should not be entered into if our records show we've consistently found it overwhelmingly difficult to display the full set of skills needed to come out ahead in it.
