From the beginning of the deployment, it is clear that the young soldiers were not sufficiently exposed to the conditions encountered in Vietnam. Second, the leadership failed to recognize the fact that the VC had superior power and required advanced tactics. Third, the leaders failed to carry out thorough intelligence regarding information on the whereabouts of the VC group and, finally, they failed to control the soldiers' actions during the invasion of My Lai village. As such, the invasion was a failure on the part of Charlie Company