“Officers can never act with confidence until they are masters of their profession.” Major General Henry Knox (25 July 1750 to 25 October 1806) Continental Army, and later US Army, officer who also served as the first US Secretary of War from 1789 to 1794.
“Never fall in love with a plan!” Lieutenant Colonel Phil Tracy (US Marine Corps during Operation United Shield) Operation United Shield was the codename of a military operation, conducted 09 January 1995 to 03 March 1995, bringing a conclusion to the United Nations Operation in Somalia II (UNOSOM II). Commanded by the United States, two… Read More
“Without a staff, an army could not peel a potato.” Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett (21 March 1857 to 30 December 1935) A US Army General with 42 years of service spanning the period from the Indian campaigns to World War I.
“Never fall in love with a plan.” Unknown
CHAOS Chief Has Arrived On Scene (USCG/Fire Department adaptation to Army usage) Colonel Has Another Outstanding Suggestion Colonel Has Arrived On-Scene (Disaster Control Response) Creates Havoc Around Our Systems There are a number of other acronyms, but the above are related to the military.
“In peace we concentrate so much on tactics that we are apt to forget that it is merely the handmaiden of strategy.” (Liddell Hart, 1944, p.48) Captain Sir Basil Liddell Hart (1895 to 1970). Commonly known throughout most of his career as Captain B. H. Liddell Hart, was an English soldier, military historian and military… Read More
“Hope is a great companion, but a poor planner.” Unknown
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