Nononoooo – not related to THAT AK. Indulge me if you are bored and have a few minutes to spare because I’m inspired by my current erm, annual obligations. I think I figured out why I disliked so many aspects of being a man in green. We Are The Lowest Denominator By nature, such an organization is enormous, and consists of men and women of varying calibre. Whether they are there by choice or not is another story. Naturally, many of the systems in place has to be dumbed down such that even the least capable soldier is able to understand and perform his role. Inefficiencies are hence introduced. The key thing is that the reverse is not possible. You cannot expect the average grunt to improve and be able to function in complex systems. Adapting The System To The People The Russian AK-47 assault rifle is an interesting example of ......