The Navy Doesn't Let Junior Officers Command Early in Their Careers. It's a Problem.

So in this Marine authors opinion there must be more sociopaths at higher commands in the Navy than the Marine Corps or Army?

Interesting observation coming from a Marine :)
 
Small Team Bacsi said:
So in this Marine authors opinion there must be more sociopaths at higher commands in the Navy than the Marine Corps or Army?
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Ha! I think the point is that the winnowing of the unfit happens among the petty officers who actually lead the sailors more than the officers who don't get that chance until later in their careers. It's a valid point, but hasn't it always been like this? Is this point being raised now because of new strains on the crew or is Col Anderson just getting to the point in his life where it's his turn to reinvent the wheel? I get that there have been a bunch of public stories of mismanagement lately and the count of suicides has been terrifying, but is it a really an increase in the number of bad officers or just a matter of everything getting into the news, or getting worse before it gets addressed? I honestly don't have enough history with the US Navy to judge.
 
I have no serious comment on the article or the Navy but I would always assume a much different opportunity for early command with the Marines vs the Navy. Apples and organges.

I saw E4 and E5 enlisted marines who had significant independent combat command experience. And lots of it.

Maybe just for small team size 4-6 day operations but real combat command experience.

The nature of small teams and plts operating independently vs big navy ships I would guess.
 
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