"No Greatness for Modern Generals" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 09 Jul 2018 4:04 p.m. PST |
50% of you agree – TMP link – that generals today lack the opportunity for greatness. |
| Rudysnelson | 09 Jul 2018 6:23 p.m. PST |
Well that is a matter of personal opinion and age.
My son who is in his 30s regards a number of modern Generals as great. He is part of a group f teachers working on administration degrees or ‘add ons' Who go around and interviews retired Generals, Colonels and Command Sgt-majors. They collect insights of aspects such as motivation and presence.
They also collect books on them as well.
So they considered a number as very accomplished. |
| Bashytubits | 09 Jul 2018 6:57 p.m. PST |
I agree with Rudy's comments wholeheartedly. |
| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 09 Jul 2018 8:24 p.m. PST |
Depends on your criteria for "greatness." We'll never see great generals the likes of Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar or Napoleon again. We won't even see another George Washington or Robert E. Lee for that matter. Great generals are forged from wars of conquest and empire building, not fighting asymmetric insurgency wars where there is no clear victor like we see today. |
| foxweasel | 09 Jul 2018 10:43 p.m. PST |
Exactly, no great wars = no great Generals. |
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