Sometimes, technology can be a detriment and not a help. Powerpoint overload is one instance....
Looks like something from Gen. Westmoreland.
If this is truly how they are fighting this war, we need to get the hell out of Afghanistan. These people will never change and nothing we do will change them. All we are doing is getting our youngsters killed and for what. Remember.....back in 1776, our people fought and died for our country. Today, our kids fight and die for someone else they don’t even have anything in common with and those people really don’t give a dam.
Patton could probably simplify that chart.
What strikes you as so complicated or incomprehensible? They have just tried to label every significant area or measure determining the outcome of the conflict, and then link those directly related to each other. As a means of trying to spot key bottlenecks or focus areas.
I think Grant, Sherman, or Patton could solve the problem.
someone need to frame that at the Guggenheim and call it “Portrait of the Ivy League Mind”
This is the actual chart.
Ballad of the PowerPoint Rangers
(To the tune of “The Green Berets”)
Requests are made, from day to day,
Briefings held, and changes made.
Graphics slides, a must they say,
and PowerPoint is the only way.
Computers crash, and printers stall,
Overloading protocol.
Network’s down and soldiers cry,
Briefing’s late so heads will fly.
Pin PowerPoint Slides upon my chest,
Full-color slides, they look the best.
One Hundred Slides were made that day,
But only 3 were ever displayed.
A smile came on the General’s face,
Slides were done and looked just great!
T’was up all night, worked really late,
Just to hear, the General state:
My soldier son, your slides were great,
Briefing’s done, slides up to date.
One problem son, the color’s wrong,
One more chance, or you go home.
So tell my mom, I’ve done my best.
Pin PowerPoint Slides on my chest.
One hundred slides were made that day,
But only 3 were ever displayed.
LOL...Over the years, I have seen so many similar presentations by "powerpoint warriors'. The usual culprits are 2nd lieutenants/interns of ALL the Armed Services, ALL departments, ALL Civilain agencies, showing their command of the powerpoint applications. Layers upon layers are used in all their presentations.
Rube Goldberg had nothing on these people.
It's difficult to concentrate, to wonder just what was the initial premise? ;)
ROTFLMAO! Don't candy-coat it, General...
If I take that to “The Olive Garden” restaurant, do I get a discount?
The Army got “stuck on stupid” years ago with powerpoint. Today, careers don’t go far at all without knowledge of powerpoint. Careers are ruined if powerpoint color printers take too long to get fixed.