I guess. But as a millennial who's been in the place of that young soldier a bit too many times, it's difficult to see it from the general's point of view. The message of subordination stands out more to me.

There's no message of subordination. The message is fix the problem, don't just plan to avoid it.

I see cultural differences here. An American will get grumpy and just fix the damned thing. Someone from another culture might sigh that someone else didn't do their job and shrug shoulders and amble away.