Posted on Oct 5, 2017

Why Nerds Should Not Be in Charge of War

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Wait! You mean that those in charge should actually have experience with what they are in charge of? Blasphemy!!! LOL

Why Nerds Should Not Be in Charge of War

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Posted 7 y ago

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Posted 7 y ago

Well.....there went all my Call Of Duty street cred.

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MSG (Join to see) you still get to wear these, in my opinion...

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LTC Tom Jones

Posted 7 y ago

"The society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting by fools." - Thucydides, Ancient Greek Historian and General.

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SFC Thomas Butler

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What about FDR and Lincoln? The former had zero military experience and the later's was extremely limited.

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LTC Tom Jones Great quote. I think Vietnam proved Thucydides correct, huh?

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

Posted 7 y ago

I knew some officers that were lucky enough to know how to tie their own boots, had a few that were top-notch officers.

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