Look, George. I'll just stay here on this bluff and hold the horses for Reno and Benteen, okay? You don't need me over there with you and someone has to keep these horses from running away, right?

Ineptitude isn't limited to the lower ranks of the officer corps, but their lack of experience is more likely to get people killed. Of course, there's also a long, long list going all the way back to Ancient Greece and, I'm certain, before....