I always like to be in a saucy position as a subordinate, in a subordinate post. Very saucy, impudent. Actually it takes people aback. It’s about the only way you can occupy it. I don’t think very many people know how to occupy a subordinate post actually, if the org officer’s subordinate to the product officer, it’s an art. It’s an actual art. And one time I thought I was; I’ve told you this story before. But one time I thought, ”What is this. Every place I go and everything I do, I always wind … [Read more...] about Lecture: The Org Officer and His Resources (1971)
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Lecture: Layout of the GPM (1962)
As a matter of fact there’s a disgraceful comic strip in the Herald Tribune about the army. And it’s disgraceful because it brags up the army all the time, all the time, all the time, advertise, advertise, advertise, you know? And it’s got a sergeant and it’s got a character named Beetle. And seems like this Beetle, who is a goldbrick ... He’s not as good as I used to be at goldbricking, but he’s pretty good, in an amateur sort of way. Goldbricking is a fine art, man. It is a fine art. Now, … [Read more...] about Lecture: Layout of the GPM (1962)