I think that as a nation, we really went down the right path for our circumstances when we went with a smaller professional army.
The other advantage is that Australia, largely, doesn't have a tradition of an ingrained officer class derived from royal families. Such people tend to have an attitude that it's OK to lead from the rear and to lose foot soldiers for a "higher purpose".
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Date: 2006-10-07 05:09 am (UTC)The other advantage is that Australia, largely, doesn't have a tradition of an ingrained officer class derived from royal families. Such people tend to have an attitude that it's OK to lead from the rear and to lose foot soldiers for a "higher purpose".