Comments for TINS!* A Vignette Illuminating the Tactical Use of "Judicious Stupidity"

TINS!* A Vignette Illuminating the Tactical Use of "Judicious Stupidity"

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:20:32 -0600

Cass has expanded on the subject of MilBlogging, Guidelines, and Leadership/Followership which John tossed out for discussion here. As usual, the discussion has been pretty all-encompassing, and during it, I raised the point that “judicious stupidity” is one of the tools us underlings sometimes use to mitigate the effect of perfectly legal but incredibly stupid orders (and I’m not speaking of orders which are merely tactically unsound). Judicious stupidity falls within the realm of accomplishing the *What* without complying with *How*. The art form lies in knowing *When* to use it. Ymarkasar, who’s a frequent commenter at Cassie’s and a...

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2008-07-02

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:51:39 -0600

Yeah - what JTG said there at the end! Joke! Joke! Move along, there's nothing to see here!

[kicks JTG under the bench]

Comment from Justthisguy on 2008-07-02

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:45:14 -0600

If it does, I'll be under the workbench, forging provenance and registration documents for the Degtyarev prior to re-WATing it. Hey, Happy Guns are legal in KS now, you know. (To scaredy-cats: The above refers to the interactive fiction which happens in comment parties here, and does not signify any intention to violate the National Firearms Act.)

Comment from BillT on 2008-07-02

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:41:05 -0600

...this new comment system is juicy.

Just wait 'til a comment party gets rolling...

Comment from BillT on 2008-07-02

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:38:49 -0600

If their rate of advance had changed, TOC would have relayed a new "arrival" time to the guns.

Parthian shot? No, Norm was Glaswegian.

Comment from Ymarsakar on 2008-07-01

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:51:39 -0600

Btw, this new comment system is juicy.

Comment from Ymarsakar on 2008-07-01

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:36:35 -0600

The Mission, because flying a recon over the area would alert the target, and they’d halt prior to entering the kill zone.

If sensors had detected their rate of advance, it would be pretty good berries to bet that their "rate of advance" would change, and thus the artillery barrage will be off target unless they have a spotter on site.

Norm has no idea what transpired after the Captain relayed that particular message to the battalion firing the TOT, but he never again saw him in the Sector TOC at Tay Ninh...

Talk about Parthian shot.

Comment from BillT on 2008-07-01

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:37:09 -0600

*ducking the barrage of farging nuts*

(they're heavier than macadamias and harder than wals)

Comment from BillT on 2008-07-01

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:32:24 -0600

SATV-FFF

Comment from Cassandra on 2008-07-01

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:46:18 -0600

You know, usually I can figure out acronyms with out asking...

[grumbling]

Comment from BillT on 2008-06-30

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:43:28 -0600

Heh. WereKitty's got competition...

Comment from DL Sly on 2008-06-30

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:49:25 -0600

...said the man who walked into the doctor's office with a steering wheel stuck down his pants.

....and a thong wrapped around the hub.
0>;~}

Comment from BillT on 2008-06-30

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:26:42 -0600

IT'S DRIVING ME FARGING NUTS.

...said the man who walked into the doctor's office with a steering wheel stuck down his pants.

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2008-06-30

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:11:38 -0600

Sure intro to a "sea story" (might be more familiar to you). This Is No Shite.

Clearly, we need a dictionary faq.

Comment from Cassandra on 2008-06-30

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:39:27 -0600

OK.

1. Good story.

2. WHAT IN THE BLOODY HELK IS "TINS"? IT'S DRIVING ME FARGING NUTS.

Comment from XBradTC on 2008-06-30

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:34:34 -0600

Love a good TINS.
I never got pissed at being told what to do. Hell, that was mother's milk. But the "How" sent me through the roof. More than once I invited the Company Commander to take over my track if he was so sure how he wanted the job done. I said I'd be more than willing to sit in his track and talk on the radio...