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The civil servants, NCO's, officers and warrant officers that I
encountered *after* training were mostly competent, although the
paramedics in basic training almost killed me by not allowing me to see
a doctor when I had pneumonia[1]. One ex-marine civil servant was a
take-no-prisoners[2] manager that I would cheerfully work for again; as
long as you did your job, he took care of you, he knew all of the ropes
and he listened when you told him something in your area of expertise. I
understand that things have changed since then. (Footnotes deleted)
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Here again, I have similar experiences with medics. When I got bitten by
a cottonmouth at Ft. Polk, the medic-types were worse than useless, but
the guy that saved my b*tt in 'Nam after I was stung by a very large
wasp had the right needle in me before I was settled firmly on the
ground. (I'm deathly allergic to wasp and bee stings.) It was the NCO's
and Warrants that got me to the hospital in time, while the captain kept
insisting that I was "malingering". Captain was a real martinet! Many of
the management types I've worked under have been of similar nature; not
all, but many. I find it very hard to respect a leader that doesn't do
anything to earn my respect except sit in his office reading magazines
and signing the rare purchase order for office supplies.
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