Comments on: New Army Regulation Redefines Leadership http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2007/03/new_army_regulation_redefines_.html Secrecy News from the FAS Project on Government Secrecy Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:31:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Malcolm Patten http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2007/03/new_army_regulation_redefines_.html/comment-page-1#comment-724 Malcolm Patten Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:43:17 +0000 http://fasweb.beacontec.com/blog/secrecy/2007/03/new_army_regulation_redefines_leadership.html#comment-724 I was interested to see "New Army Regulation Redefines Leadership". Warrior Class? More Rambo's? The army here (UK) and elsewhere I suspect, operates on "Cock-up" theory. Why change the ethos of centuries? Do we need more Rambo's or bozo's? Leadership. Now Gandhi. He was a leader who carried no gun but was killed by one who had one... Military training should be taught in schools by military personnel especially in the area of survival, self-discipline, exercise, self-defence and personal responsibility. It is a resource of human knowledge that is wasted simply by teaching those recruited into our armed forces. Not everybody wants to join the Army, Navy or Air Force but an appreciation of their skill level by a wider audience bodes well for communities facing the normal everyday threats in later life. Warmly, Malcolm Patten I was interested to see “New Army Regulation Redefines Leadership”.

Warrior Class? More Rambo’s?

The army here (UK) and elsewhere I suspect, operates on “Cock-up” theory. Why change the ethos of centuries? Do we need more Rambo’s or bozo’s?

Leadership. Now Gandhi. He was a leader who carried no gun but was killed by one who had one…

Military training should be taught in schools by military personnel especially in the area of survival, self-discipline, exercise, self-defence and personal responsibility. It is a resource of human knowledge that is wasted simply by teaching those recruited into our armed forces.

Not everybody wants to join the Army, Navy or Air Force but an appreciation of their skill level by a wider audience bodes well for communities facing the normal everyday threats in later life.

Warmly,

Malcolm Patten

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