10-31-2019, 01:51 PM
(10-31-2019, 01:19 PM)GMDino Wrote: Among the reasons I could never have been in the military is that I question leadership WAY too much.
I can only imagine what the others are.
Quote: Knowing many people who did and who currently serve I get why they want unquestioning robots to follow orders during times of battle and war but for me it ends when I see things that need questioned outside of following battle plans.
Your reference to the Mai Lai Massacre is a good example. That guy was destroyed by the military (and many elected officials) during his life for doing the right thing by not following orders.
I can only wonder how many other times this could have happened.
It's happened far fewer times than the opposite saved lives. You cannot have soldiers question orders unless they are obviously immoral, e.g. shoot this group of toddlers. Individual soldiers do not have the big picture, sometimes sacrificing one company saves two divisions or destroys an enemy division. But your basic assertion is blatantly untrue, the military does not want robots. They want soldiers that can think and adapt but are cognizant of their place in the grand scheme of things.
