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On the recordSeptember 12, 2012
If a commander says to a unit and the sergeant major first sergeant 'We want the unit to go down to the motor pool, and we want to do PMCS on our vehicles, take care of our vehicles today.' But instead if the unit goes off to the barracks and they clean up the barracks, did the unit meet the commander's mission and intent?
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Allen West
Republican · Florida

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West uses a metaphor about military orders to emphasize responsibility and accountability.

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