The Ticket Punchers
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Can the Perfumed Princes of the Potomac actually win a war?
https://www.military.com/daily-news/opinions/2023/09/07/why-our-generals-dont-win.html
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Interesting article. How do you get the higher officers the proper training?
Right now, I think that there are about 5-10 support staff in the US military for every front-line soldier. Really limits the opportunities, I think.
It will also require identifying the top people early on so that they can have that "vertical" experience. Then, you have to make sure that the ones you chose actually want to stay in the military for a career.
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Marshall was pretty good during WW2 at identifying talent and had absolutely no patience with commanders who could not produce. Lots of guys got relieved and replaced with more competent leaders, as Marshall saw fit. The American Army got a lot better, a lot faster, than many people thought they could, because of how fast their command structure improved.
I'm not sure we have that kind of time during the next major war.
