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[deleted] t1_j3ylw5s wrote

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vrenak t1_j3ymlhg wrote

Yes, this super decentralised attitude is also a large part of why arab armies are so bad today.

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FreeNoahface t1_j42r1iv wrote

It's the exact opposite, things are over-centralized and far too top-down. Everyone from sergeants to NCOs to generals are given much less operational freedom and need to ask permission for things that they'd be expected to just do on their own in the US military.

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vrenak t1_j42torg wrote

You're confusing the attitude for the command structure, they're reverse of each other.

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