[Steel Wolf]

Hack's the man when he's talking about what's wrong with military culture these days, and cutting through bulls#%t, which the military has in spades. His big problem is that he's been out of the loop for so long, and has so many axes to grind, he ignores his own BS meter when he's talking about current operations.

[Calvinist_Dark_Lord]

Agreed! Again, a little perspective here. There are still qualified leaders in the armed forces, and a joint operations perspective has made them better than any of past conflicts. Had jointness requirements been required during WWII, Nimitz probably would not have killed so many Marines and Soldiers during his operations. Hackworth was good, but there are probably better that are in uniform today. All i have said is that one cannot dismiss this guy's experience just because he has some character flaws. Grant was a drunk, remember?