Looking for a quote.....

[Oldschool45B]

Something about manuals being the refuge for the un-imaginative or lazy. I just had a feeling this group would know who said it and the exact quote.

TIA!

[gagners]

As quoted in the HBO Series GENERATION KILL:

"Doctrine is the last refuge of the unimaginative" - LTC Ferrando quoting GEN Mattis


OSCAR WILDE said:

"Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative"

[longrange1947]

Originally Posted by gagners

OSCAR WILDE said:

"Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative"

but it is required to be a good shot.

[7624U]

"Doctrine is the box you need to know it before you can think out of it"
Me to SUT students :P

[Oldschool45B]

Thank you gents.

[gagners]

I am quick to say, however, that when I hear that line used during training events, it's normally used by an individual who doesn't know doctrine in the first place.

I agree wholeheartedly with 7624U; You have to understand doctrine before you can, based on the situation and your experience, deviate from it.

[Richard]

"Doctrine is the box - you need to know it before you can think out of it"

The former Soviet Union used to teach its Officers that the difficulty and danger in dealing with the American military was that - although we understood both US and Soviet doctrine - we were situationally wont to ignore our own doctrine and unpredictable on the battlefield.

Richard

[Kingfisher]

Originally Posted by Richard

The former Soviet Union used to teach its Officers that the difficulty and danger in dealing with the American military was that - although we understood both US and Soviet doctrine - we were situationally wont to ignore our own doctrine and unpredictable on the battlefield.

Richard

Beat me to that one!