Today's "What Gets My Goat" - NO POLITICS!

[Robbie8666]

But some will then use the experience of their veteran NCOs until they gain the necessary experience to be the leaders of men. That, in my book, is how an officer can be good right from the start. We can't all be born a Caesar or an Alexander.

totally agree if a baby officer has a good NCO for his first few postings then they will be moulded in the right way!

yes and banter in the armed forces is good,
it goes something like inter department rivally then inter ship then inter service then inter nation! but at he end of the day you stand next to the bloke you just been scrapping with and share a pint or 2 and ask how did that start lol!!