Terry Ireland Poet Rhyme

With Stealth and Guile

Never disagree with the Officer Class 
When you’re serving in the ranks,
Never disagree with the Officer Class
For you’ll never get any thanks.
They seem to think
The time they spent
Getting Commissioned
Makes them Omnipotent.
Heaven protect the squaddie
Who’s discovered to have been right
For the Officer Class hate the thought
Of an underling who proves to be bright.
The NCO learns as he earns his stripes
The approved way of how
To Impart common sense and wisdom
While appearing to kowtow.
You have to learn
And understand 
How to make them think
They’re in command.
No never disagree with the Officer Class,
Learn to manipulate them with guile.
No never disagree with the Officer Class
For they  get grumpy,  prickly, and hostile.
Ignore this advice
If you choose
But if you do, brother, 
You’re bound to lose.

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John Lawless August 20, 2022 at 6:51 AM love this title Terry, and yes it is necessary to master the art of "making them think it was their idea" and then congratulating them on it.