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Old Aug 9, 2009, 9:25 am
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Wally Bird
 
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Originally Posted by Bart
You know, while I was in the military, all I ever heard was how inefficient it was and how it would never make it in the civilian world. When I retired, I looked at the civilian world with an open mind and found that the opposite is true. Granted, these weren't in-depth studies, but I think I got a good insight into how a couple large corporations did things.

Your anti-military rhetoric aside, there's a lot to learn from the military. It's very mission-oriented and its people are driven towards success. Failure simply isn't an option.
Niether the military nor the civilian world have a monopoly on efficiency or incomptetence. There are good and bad outfits in both, the difference being a bad military outfit costs lives more often.

What's the difference between anti-military rhetoric and pro-military rhetoric ?
Who posts it.

Originally Posted by Bart
I think TSA behaves very much like a civilian enterprise. That's its problem.
I rest my case. It doesn't behave enough like a civilian enterprise.
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