A commanding officer insists that his men are the top priority. Medical attention for the wounded is a high priority -- especially if doctors are trying to treat the officer, and his injuries are less serious -- as is No One Gets Left Behind, but in less critical situations, he keeps on eye on such things as their shelter and food. He may inform anyone who finds it strange that it is his men who win his battles. This is most likely when an Officer and a Gentleman is insisting on it for soldiers who are not Blue Bloods, but any officer who is not A Father to His Men may express surprise.
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| - A commanding officer insists that his men are the top priority. Medical attention for the wounded is a high priority -- especially if doctors are trying to treat the officer, and his injuries are less serious -- as is No One Gets Left Behind, but in less critical situations, he keeps on eye on such things as their shelter and food. He may inform anyone who finds it strange that it is his men who win his battles. This is most likely when an Officer and a Gentleman is insisting on it for soldiers who are not Blue Bloods, but any officer who is not A Father to His Men may express surprise.
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| - A commanding officer insists that his men are the top priority. Medical attention for the wounded is a high priority -- especially if doctors are trying to treat the officer, and his injuries are less serious -- as is No One Gets Left Behind, but in less critical situations, he keeps on eye on such things as their shelter and food. He may inform anyone who finds it strange that it is his men who win his battles. This is most likely when an Officer and a Gentleman is insisting on it for soldiers who are not Blue Bloods, but any officer who is not A Father to His Men may express surprise. He may insist on getting no help at all if his men can't be helped. Compare In Its Hour of Need; the commander will retreat if his men can be gotten away. Note that this does not preclude his ruthlessly sending men to their deaths when the situation calls for it. He may explicitly say it is so that the men can fight. The Glory Hound may insist on his men's care off the field only to sacrifice them to his own glory. However, mostly this goes with a prudent unwillingness to expend his men to no effect -- which often doesn't go well with a higher ranking Glory Hound or Modern Major-General. If he is at the top of a chain of command with several ranks between him and the grunts, he will generally insist that his subordinates follow his example -- or else. Lower-ranked soldiers can also insist on help going to others, but that generally falls under The Power of Friendship and Greater Need Than Mine. Compare Greater Need Than Mine. Contrast Moral Myopia; officers who do not fall under this often fall under that. We Have Reserves is the inverse attitude of this. Not to be confused with the opposite of "women and children first". Examples of The Men First include:
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