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There is, I agree much to admire in the Regimental system but there is also much to criticise. It's rather incestous manner of only promoting from within its own ranks often stifled innovation and didn't necessarily result in the most able reaching the heights of command. Other nations have less rigid and hidebound systems which appear to motivate and inspire their members as well as the British regimental system.

Well, he was odd. Many of the British innovators and commanders seem to have combined eccentricity with brilliance, which of course hasn't necessarily helped their causes. Also, their tendency to shuffle such embarrassing people off to obscure corners of Empire didn't help either. In particular, I've often wondered how Slim in particular would have done in Europe. Now, there was a quick learner!

Some more than others. The Soviets were beating the Germans at their own game by 1944 when the Western Allies were still pretty much stumbling about.

<blockquote data-quote="Rickshaw" data-source="post: 174423" data-attributes="member: 23537">There is, I agree much to admire in the Regimental system but there is also much to criticise.&nbsp; It's rather incestous manner of only promoting from within its own ranks often stifled innovation and didn't necessarily result in the most able reaching the heights of command.&nbsp;&nbsp; Other nations have less rigid and hidebound systems which appear to motivate and inspire their members as well as the British regimental system.Well, he was odd.&nbsp; Many of the British innovators and commanders seem to have combined eccentricity with brilliance, which of course hasn't necessarily helped their causes.&nbsp;&nbsp; Also, their tendency to shuffle such embarrassing people off to obscure corners of Empire didn't help either.&nbsp; In particular, I've often wondered how Slim in particular would have done in Europe.&nbsp;&nbsp; Now, there was a quick learner!Some more than others.&nbsp; The Soviets were beating the Germans at their own game by 1944 when the Western Allies were still pretty much stumbling about.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rickshaw, post: 174423, member: 23537"] There is, I agree much to admire in the Regimental system but there is also much to criticise. It's rather incestous manner of only promoting from within its own ranks often stifled innovation and didn't necessarily result in the most able reaching the heights of command. Other nations have less rigid and hidebound systems which appear to motivate and inspire their members as well as the British regimental system. Well, he was odd. Many of the British innovators and commanders seem to have combined eccentricity with brilliance, which of course hasn't necessarily helped their causes. Also, their tendency to shuffle such embarrassing people off to obscure corners of Empire didn't help either. In particular, I've often wondered how Slim in particular would have done in Europe. Now, there was a quick learner! Some more than others. The Soviets were beating the Germans at their own game by 1944 when the Western Allies were still pretty much stumbling about. [/QUOTE]

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