““(7) In long periods of peace, ‘ambient’ doctrine may be no more than the habits of the years in which war has been forgotten. From this we derive the warning that, while taught-doctrine can, of course, be wrong, (8) If doctrine is not explicitly taught, vested interests will probably ensure that wrong doctrine is ambiently learnt. We have just performed our first circle, and this is where technology re-enters the argument, for (9) In peacetime, doctrine is vulnerable to commandeering by ‘systems lobbyists’. Examples””
![“My comments are directed at the system which was responsible for their poor performance, not at the officers concerned. I do not recall ever having taken part [before the war] in an exercise that was other than a set ritual, which, while not without value, certainly did little to prepare us for…” quote by Gilbert Andrew Hugh Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/12c/gilbert-andrew-hugh-gordon-156_poor-performance_my-comments-are-directed-at-the-system-w_497405.jpg)
