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PVSoCal's avatar

Gen Custer was also a West Point grad…

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Bowlesman 80's avatar

Custer is a great example of how one can be remembered more for one's mistakes than one's successes. What's the formula in business? One angry customer bad-mouthing you cancels out 10 happy customers.

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Rugbear's avatar

So was Grant, Lee, Sherman, Pershing, McClellan, Eisenhower, McCarthur, Patton, Sheridan, Bradley, and Schwarzkopf. You can always find a loser as an outlier, but our military academies generally pump out solid officers.

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PVSoCal's avatar

McClellan. Now I know you don’t know the military 😂

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