Originally Posted by
navigatro
I think it is more important that leaders have good people skills, common sense, and can make a decision under fire; rather than have a PhD.
1.) not everyone gets a chance to make desicions in combat (not that there is a requisit box to be checked for that
2.) popularity among your troops and having "people" skills isn't something tangible you can hold up and say you acheived (although should be reflected in fitness reports)
3.) if someone sets the standard at a PhD, then that's what will have to be reached. Going back to number 2, having the admiration of your troops/fellow officers, dosen't help when the people sitting on your promotion board are looking at paper and have no idea who you are from Adam.
Not saying I don't agree with you, but the system/standards are what they are.