Originally posted by RFBurns
Indeed. Funny how someone with a high kill score doesnt move up in rank, maybe its the way he presents himself, pushy, arrogant and impatient. He didnt have alot of patience with Casy and the "plebs" on the Midway!
RFBurns
There's a lot more to rank than a high kill score. Here
in DC, I've worked with and known a number of commissioned officers, and this is my impression: Knowing
how to score kills is fine if you want to be a second
lieutenant. However, if you want to be promoted past
about O-3 you need a fair amount of ability as a
staff officer, leadership skill, management skill,
organizational skill, and the ability to make the bureaucracy work for you. At higher ranks, knowledge of
how marines, fighters, helicopters, tanks and logistics
interact to contribute to the effort is necessary to make
intelligent battle plans, and to make best use of all
resources. If you have allies, political skills are
necessary since your allies may not necessarily have the
same goals in mind that you do. Good connections don't hurt at all of course.
Maniac has none of these things. So it's not surprising
to me that he got promoted until he reached the point
where staff work and organizational ability start to
become really important, and then was never promoted
again. He had reached his level of competence.
Respectfully,
Brian P.
[Edited by pendell on 03-02-2001 at 17:40]