Excuses, excuses. They’re like a-holes, everybody has one.
“Improvise, Adapt, Overcome”. Don’t WHINE!
Outnumbered, so what. Better trained, so what.
Excuses never cut it with me, either. Didn’t have time for “weak sauce,” there was too much to do. Being a platoon leader was about the most fun I had in Germany, though my time as Battalion S-4 (Supply Officer) was a close second. The “world” knew I had a Public Accounting degree, I.e. even as a 1st LT, I knew far more than they did. My Battalion Commander had one request: “keep me out of jail.” Lol, piece of cake.