Being ready isn't enough you have to be prepared for a promotion or any other significant change.
Being a part of success is more important than being personally indispensable.
You do have to change things as warfare changes.
When we see the shadow on our images are we seeing the time 11 minutes ago on Mars? Or are we seeing the time on Mars as observed from Earth now? It's like time travel problems in science fiction. When is now when was then?
