On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 21:33:36 +1100, Bernardz wrote:

In article ,
says...
An officer never complains.

Show me a group that isn't griping, and I'll show you a group with a
morale problem.


Soviet soldiers in WW2 did not complain. According to the Russian
authorities they had few if any morale problems.

I remember reading a report right before the Soviet Union broke up. A
delegation lead by a Soviet general was visiting American bases in Germany.
A US Army general was leading the tour and pointed out enlisted barracks on
one base. After pointing them out he also noted to the Soviet that the
majority of the enlisted personnel actually lived off-post renting their
own apartments and houses. The Soviet general thought about that for a few
seconds before asking, "How do you get them to come back?"

-Jeff B.
yeff at erols dot com