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In reply to the discussion: BREAKING: AP Source: Retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf Has Died in Tampa, Fla. [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)He wasn't an easy boss, plainly. I was no Santy Claus, but I guess in comparison I was Santa, the Tooth Fairy and the genie from the Aladdin tales, combined!
The guy made his staff walk on eggshells--I think that's a kinda shitty leadership technique, myself. You never get the truth from 'em if you play it that way; fear gets in the way of honest communications.
On the plus side, he was able to transition to civilian life, it would seem, and stay busy with good works. Some folks just can't put away the uniform, they spend all their time in their easy chair looking at their "I Love Me" wall, and focus on their past glory days while complaining that "these young whippersnappers" can't do it as well, didn't have it as hard, etc.
He died young, though--78 is the new 65, these days. Of course, career military personnel don't seem to last as long for some reason...