Wheeler L. Baker vs. Chester W. Nimitz
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Wheeler L. Baker
1938 – present
Wheeler L. Baker is a retired U.S. Marine who served as the ninth President of Hargrave Military Academy from 1999 to 2011, and again from 2017 to 2018.
"There is absolutely no reason the command group can not pick the five most probable contingencies or missions that your unit could be called on to execute today…"
Chester W. Nimitz
1885 – 1966
Chester William Nimitz was a fleet admiral in the United States Navy. He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet, and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, commanding Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II.
"Naval forces are able, without resorting to diplomatic channels, to establish offshore anywhere in the world, air fields completely equipped with machine shops,…"