True of False

BMT (RIP) · 11-23-2006, 05:30

"SF NCOs are men of great talent
who can accomplish the miraculous, but they bear considerable
watching."

BMT

**Pete** · 11-23-2006, 05:45

Yes, at least I did.

Oh, wait, admit nothing, deny everything and make counter accusations.

Right

I know nothing about the above post!

**Jack Moroney (RIP)** · 11-23-2006, 06:36

Of course it is true. However the trick is to find someone that knows what to look for when they execute the task of "considerable watching"

longrange1947 · 11-23-2006, 07:44

Actually I do believe that is a partial quote from the officers manual circa 1860 or so concerning NCOs.

**Jack Moroney (RIP)** · 11-23-2006, 08:41

I think you are correct. I also think that it was written for brand new lieutenants. Perhaps that is why we got rid of LTs as XOs and replaced them with 180As-but who are watching them

That quote really set the tone for some lousy professional working relationships and created a bad leadership climate and was undoubtedly the forbearer of the micromanagement that has always stiffled the military for years. Many young officers came into the military even in my day ( at least a couple of years after that quote) with attitudes that NCOs were not to be trusted and needed constant supervision. Unfortunately, although this is all in gest, there were still plenty of officers in my day that still felt this way.

x SF med · 11-23-2006, 09:40

LTs watching us? Yeah, that's a great idea.

longrange1947 · 11-24-2006, 18:08

Normally I told my team leaders not to ask a question that he didn't really want an answer to as I would then have to answer it.