Colonel Litzenberg was much senior to Lieutenant Colonel Murray, and perhaps Smith thought that was all the overall command authority needed.

里特·森伯格上校的资历要比默雷中校高的多，因此有可能史密斯认为这就足以解决所需要的指挥授权关系。

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Colonel George W.Smith, commanding officer of Quantico's Basic Training School, says fitness and skills are only part of what it takes to be a Marine officer.

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