He didn't see the point in pushing his soldiers to be the best they could be. He didn't push them, challenge them, or even demand discipline in any way, which led to them being seen as failures. On paper he was considered the best option for the job but once in that position he was too close to the soldiers beneath him. This led him to make decisions based on them rather than their goals. Due to this lack of discipline, they lost many men, which caused them to have the low morale they had when Savage took command. Davenport wanted to give them someone to lean on instead of leading them. Savage is Theory-Y; he approached his men believing that they should work with ambition and respect. Savage pushed his men to take back their responsibilities and strive for effective work, to go as far as they could. When one of his men snuck onto a plane, he immediately demoted him, but learned that the soldier had proven himself excellent. abilities, Savage promoted him and allowed him to slow down his abilities more. Savage has followed his belief that hard, effective work is good, but he doesn't accept it