A NY Times Reporter Tries to Understand OCS...

[Morgan81]

and shockingly, doesn't get it.
Credit to someone over at usnavyocs.com for finding this.

 

[BACONATOR]

Is it so hard to figure out that these meaningless acts are strictly for learning "Attention to detail". Before OCS (and at the beginning) it all seems mindless and stupid. But in hindsight, these "hazing rituals" make complete sense and, silly or not, accomplished their intended purpose. I think if someone is going to write about OCS, they need to go there first.:icon_rage

 

[raptor10]

Did you guys read the comments?

“There’s a time for questions and there’s a time for orders, but there is never a time for questioning orders. And that is why officers are issued handguns.”

Nice...

 

[BACONATOR]

Did you guys read the comments?

Ya, I read some of the genius therein.

So where the hell is my issued handgun??

 

[phrogpilot73]

Ya, I read some of the genius therein.

So where is my damn issued handgun??

You'll get it when you get to the fleet.

 

[joshmf]

Umm, I'm not sure what you guys think he's not getting. All he did was post someone else's letter and ask a few questions, with no commentary or judgement. I think he just wanted to create some discussion on why things like this are common in the military but not in business- at least in America. Steven Levitt is a pretty interesting writer actually (check out Freakonomics sometime,) but he's not a reporter.

 

[jollygreen07]

You'll get it when you get to the fleet.

But I want it noooooooooowwww!!!:icon_cryi

 

[Steve Wilkins]

Umm, I'm not sure what you guys think he's not getting. All he did was post someone else's letter and ask a few questions, with no commentary or judgement. I think he just wanted to create some discussion on why things like this are common in the military but not in business- at least in America. Steven Levitt is a pretty interesting writer actually (check out Freakonomics sometime,) but he's not a reporter.

Hence the comments I left. I think he was trying to make a statement without actually making a statement.

 

[HueyCobra8151]

“There’s a time for questions and there’s a time for orders, but there is never a time for questioning orders. And that is why officers are issued handguns.”

"Did you order the code red?"

"YOUR GODDAMN RIGHT I DID!"

That movie taught me everything I know...

 

[nittany03]

That's funny. When I read the article I automatically assumed he was referring to police officers, for some reason. In which case the analogy makes sense, versus military officers, in which case it invokes the worst in Hollywood B-movie anti-military stereotypes.

 

[Flash]

and shockingly, doesn't get it.
Credit to someone over at usnavyocs.com for finding this.

Well, the easy explanation is attention to detail. Something that you need to practice a little bit more........

Umm, I'm not sure what you guys think he's not getting. All he did was post someone else's letter and ask a few questions, with no commentary or judgement. I think he just wanted to create some discussion on why things like this are common in the military but not in business- at least in America. Steven Levitt is a pretty interesting writer actually (check out Freakonomics sometime,) but he's not a reporter.

......when you say that he is a New York Times reporter. A quick Google search on him came up with this:

Steven Levitt
Alvin Baum Professor of Economics
Director of the Becker Center on Chicago Price Theory

http://pricetheory.uchicago.edu/levitt/home.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Levitt

 

[mmx1]

The NYTimes just hired Bill Kristol to write a weekly column, so they're not all bad. Really.

 

[skim]

Didn't realize it was the author of 'Freakonomics'. Its a interesting read indeed. Had a discussion about him in one of my political science stats classes regarding crime and abortion. Probably one of the better classes I took.

 

[HH-60H]

Didn't realize it was the author of 'Freakonomics'. Its a interesting read indeed. Had a discussion about him in one of my political science stats classes regarding crime and abortion. Probably one of the better classes I took.

Didn't Flash already mention "Attention to detail?"

 

[skim]

yeah, I screwed up.