To: A2J
Met Stormin Norman in '84 or so, as 9ID CG. No doubt he was a good tactician but he was also a "do as I say.... not as I do" leader (overweight, unauthorized uniform modifications, tanker boots, etc). One of the first things you learn as an NCO is that you must live and breath the standards you set.
13 posted on
09/13/2002 11:03:53 AM PDT by
Feckless
To: Feckless
Met Stormin Norman in '84 or so, as 9ID CG. No doubt he was a good tactician but he was also a "do as I say.... not as I do" leader (overweight, unauthorized uniform modifications, tanker boots, etc). One of the first things you learn as an NCO is that you must live and breath the standards you set. But is it fair to say that virtually all great military leaders were those who broke from traditional requirements?
Patton, Napoleon, and MacArthur come to mind, so is it that bad?
15 posted on
09/13/2002 11:18:39 AM PDT by
A2J
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