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Hello. This is a silly gimmick blog for 19th century nonsenseposting. Mostly about power dynamics. Because we're so normal about power dynamics, right? right.

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After a certain time spent on a single commission, lieutenants may start resource guarding their captains. This typical trait can, to an extent, be leveraged for strategic advantage. However, note that aggressive resource guarding can become a serious problem and render captains unable to host guests.

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one possible solution of course is to start crate training your lieutenants

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It was originally thought that a desire for advancement was the cause of this behavior. But some studies have shown lieutenants to behave in this manner regardless of their own career prospects. It has been theorized that the actual cause of this resource guarding may be devotion - a much trickier thing to handle.

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It is vital to address underlying causes with appropriate measures, otherwise no long term solution will stick. No official guidelines have been developed, but researchers estimate that a general distinction can probably be made between

Intentional / Agentive resource guarding. The lieutenant is seeking advancement or personal gain and has developed problematic behaviour in consequence. This can seriously undermine the structure of command and must urgently be addressed. Understimulation will exacerbate the issue. Suggested countermeasures: provide more enrichment and natural opportunity for advancement. Make sure not to directly or indirectly reward the resource guarding itself.

Insecure / Anxious resource guarding. The lieutenant has developed separation anxiety or other anxieties. Suggested countermeasures: Address any events, situations, or shifts in command structure that may have triggered the anxiety. Lieutenants who tend towards an anxious style of attachment may develop anxieties when assigned to particularly battle-happy, hands-on, or absent captains. In some cases, relocation might be the best course of action for all parties involved.

Jealous / Devotional resource guarding. The lieutenant has developed resource guarding behaviours as a consequence of bonding with the respective captain. This case is tricky to navigate. Captains and outside parties must carefully monitor the situation and find solutions if the behaviour begins to affect routines or actions. Suggested countermeasures can range from simply expressing that the behaviour is unwanted to providing separate opportunities to bond and express devotion. In cases of volatile jealous resource guarding causing aggression against third parties, disciplinary measures have to be taken to prevent degradation of the command structure.

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Making tardy rifles eat the gunpowder they ought to have used up in battle may be effective as a disciplinary measure, but in most cases it is not worth the cost of health complications. Also some of them tend to develop a taste for it so overall it is not advisable

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when they designed the lieutenant's uniforms in the 1780s they made the lapels white. to better indicate where to grab your lieutenants

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this changed with the advent of the double breasted design in the 1810s: the new uniforms were worn buttoned up. lieutenant grabbing practices declined in correlation. causation cannot be proven but may, regrettably, be assumed.

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It's tempting to assume that uniforms of the 1810s discouraged grabbing lieutenants, but the 1812 pattern Royal Navy uniform for lieutenants specifically adds an epaulette for this purpose!

Granted, the unbalanced nature of the single epaulette can make a lieutenant difficult to handle if he's presenting his left flank. For this reason, a second epaulette was added to the 1843 pattern uniform for Royal Navy lieutenants.

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This tradition has continued with modern (civilian) uniforms. Useful handle.

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After a certain time spent on a single commission, lieutenants may start resource guarding their captains. This typical trait can, to an extent, be leveraged for strategic advantage. However, note that aggressive resource guarding can become a serious problem and render captains unable to host guests.

[hms-nonsense]

one possible solution of course is to start crate training your lieutenants

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After a certain time spent on a single commission, lieutenants may start resource guarding their captains. This typical trait can, to an extent, be leveraged for strategic advantage. However, note that aggressive resource guarding can become a serious problem and render captains unable to host guests.

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