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sappersgt · 01-10-2007, 19:12 PM

To be fair I only have read parts of both Sun Tzu and Von Clausewitz. I was a Corporal when I attended the Battle School, at that time the ONLY student Corporal there (I was promoted shortly thereafter).

Being the most junior ranked student in class the instructor would often ask me, "and what do think Corporal?." His point being that if the Corporal got it then the Captains and Majors should surely get it. Not trying to seem like a total idiot I would often quote something applicable that Clausewitz or Liddell Hart had written.

This usually got some nods of understanding from the instructor and the other students. Quoting Sun Tzu just got blank stares and didn't have near the same effect.

01-10-2007, 19:12 PM	#15 (permalink)
sappersgt *Military Professional* Join Date: 03-04-06 Location: Latitude 38 Longitude 112 Posts: 2,344 Country:	Clausewitz as a crutch To be fair I only have read parts of both Sun Tzu and Von Clausewitz. I was a Corporal when I attended the Battle School, at that time the ONLY student Corporal there (I was promoted shortly thereafter). Being the most junior ranked student in class the instructor would often ask me, "and what do think Corporal?." His point being that if the Corporal got it then the Captains and Majors should surely get it. Not trying to seem like a total idiot I would often quote something applicable that Clausewitz or Liddell Hart had written. This usually got some nods of understanding from the instructor and the other students. Quoting Sun Tzu just got blank stares and didn't have near the same effect. __________________ Reddite igitur quae sunt Caesaris Caesari et quae sunt Dei Deo (Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's and unto God the things which are God's)