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Communications Problem (Ontological?)

jrl@sei.cmu.edu (John Leary)
(chuckle)

--attributed by Washington Technology (a beltway industry paper) to James
Schlesinger (a senior DoD Executive) from a recent Washington DC luncheon
keynote  address;  (remarks are paraphrased to some degree):

--"In managing the DoD there are many unexpected communications problems:
For instance, when the Marines are ordered to "secure a building", they form a
landing party and assault it.  On the otherhand, the same instructions will
lead the Army to occupy the building with a troop of infantry, and the Navy
will characteristically respond by sending a yeoman to assure that the
building lights are turned out.   When the Air Force acts on these
instructions, what results is a 'three year lease with option to purchase'." 

--!!

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