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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BEDEB5.72802480 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tod, >>I don't know what experience you have had with the military, but = behavior like that among the executive staff would not be tolerated. It shows a low = regard for others, an extreme lack of professional decorum, and inappropriate = level heightened belief in oneself. Individuals like this would either be administratively discharged, or meet before a board of court-martial. = One may have all the ribbons and decorations one desires, but if they fail to = act in a manner respective of their rank and position, the military has no use = for them.<< You mean like Patton, famous for his civility and politeness to privates = recovering from battle fatigue? Or maybe like Schwarzkopf, famous for = his fair, urbane treatment of his own staff? <For those of you not familiar with the details, the above was written = with tongue firmly in cheek> Not to compare the WKPP with a military unit, nor its director with a = general. But the military has a long history of making allowances for = personal quirks, even almost anti-social traits, in their leaders - as = long as those leaders perform! Natch, if Patton or Stormin Normin were = only average generals, they wouldn't have been given that leeway. Your analogy does not hold. Rich L ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BEDEB5.72802480 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2014.210" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Tod,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>>>I don't know what experience you have had = with the=20 military, but behavior like<BR>that among the executive staff would not = be=20 tolerated. It shows a low regard<BR>for others, an extreme = lack of=20 professional decorum, and inappropriate level<BR>heightened belief in=20 oneself. Individuals like this would either=20 be<BR>administratively discharged, or meet before a board of=20 court-martial. One may<BR>have all the ribbons and = decorations=20 one desires, but if they fail to act in a<BR>manner respective of their = rank and=20 position, the military has no use for them.<<</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>You mean like Patton, famous for his civility and = politeness=20 to privates recovering from battle fatigue? Or maybe like Schwarzkopf, = famous=20 for his fair, urbane treatment of his own staff?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2><For those of you not familiar with the details, = the above=20 was written with tongue firmly in cheek></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Not to compare the WKPP with a military unit, nor = its director=20 with a general. But the military has a long history of making allowances = for=20 personal quirks, even almost anti-social traits, in their leaders - as = long as=20 those leaders perform! Natch, if Patton or Stormin Normin were only = average=20 generals, they wouldn't have been given that leeway.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Your analogy does not hold.<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Rich L</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BEDEB5.72802480-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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