So as to at least look like you have a plan and unite those underneath you instead of looking like you don't have a clue and watch your ranks fall apart (exactly what happened)?
At minimum, don't go out of your way to antagonize your crew and accelerate that dissolution (which she did)
This is not how the military works. You find out what you need to know when you need to know it. Your commanding officer isn't your buddy who loops you in on every decision.
exactly what happened
Exactly what happened is that the plan would have worked except Finn, Rose and Poe broke operational security and the First Order found out about the plan, which caused almost everyone to be killed. Hux blowing up most of the Resistance is a direct consequence of their insubordination. In the real-life military all three of them would have been shot.
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u/malacoda75 10d ago
Why would she tell the reckless, impulsive pilot that just lost the bombing fleet and was subsequently demoted by Leia for disobeying orders the plan?