tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395959113568829045.post3203513974306471165..comments2024-03-28T11:48:06.623-04:00Comments on Veteran AF: Rank from the OutsideNeil Gussmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04667154945595202472noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395959113568829045.post-39132890123065692962010-02-23T21:07:00.527-05:002010-02-23T21:07:00.527-05:00CI-Roller Dude--In "War and Peace" there...CI-Roller Dude--In "War and Peace" there is a passage on exactly that truth about Army rank--competence trumps actual rank, otherwise nothing would get done. CS Lewis quotes Tolstoy at the beginning of his essay "The Inner Ring" the essay on how cliques work, very useful in the Army also.<br /><br />Akinoluna--yeah, my wife meant no ill. outside the army, all the ranks from corporal to general look alike.Neil Gussmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04667154945595202472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395959113568829045.post-46141728939260288152010-02-23T10:49:59.630-05:002010-02-23T10:49:59.630-05:00Funny thing about rank...in "Mess Kit Repair&...Funny thing about rank...in "Mess Kit Repair" we often put somebody in charge who we knew could get the job done...and didn't care about the rank. I actully led people on 2 deployments who out ranked me...but they never complained.<br /><br />As far as new 2nd LTs go, they are there to watch, not actually try to do anything.CI-Roller Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10850472230525879415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395959113568829045.post-61468078816777742172010-02-22T20:38:54.742-05:002010-02-22T20:38:54.742-05:00Haha, my dad did something similar to me once. In ...Haha, my dad did something similar to me once. In a sea of Marines and civilians at a Silent Drill performance, he eagerly introduced me (a LCpl) to some random captain, like the captain was going to be impressed. :)ماريةhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04636404807941246640noreply@blogger.com