@WinterHold
You are mistaken about some vital aspects of the US military. During the Vietnam era, most soldiers were conscripted (drafted) and had no say in serving. Serving in the military was not a job in the sense that they had the option to quite and do something else. Since that time the military has become a voluntary force, meaning all military personnel voluntarily join up. This makes it somewhat more like a job, but quitting is still only an option once one's tour is complete. Many people join the military out of duty to country and many are officers who plan to serve out an entire career, so your observations are quite ignorant. You would do better to base such statements on some valid source. The US military is far more sophisticated and highly technical now than it was 50 years ago. I say this because it requires a lot of training and work to be effective.
And regarding your comment about humans not being machines; this is actually just the tip of the iceberg for a conversation that spans thousands of years concerning the preparation for battle. The most effective force known to man were the ancient Spartans, who were literally trained from birth to do nothing but fight. In a way, they were killing machines and such focused preparation can transform people into such a thing. Emotions never go away, but there is plenty of evidence that people can be molded into something any reasonable person would call a fighting machine.
Quote:Soldiers usually don't go to battlefields because they believe in a "cause"; especially when the armies you have are like the American army. Whenever the fighting is just "a job", soldiers become inferior killing machines that never work probably without a squad commander or a captain, that's why the U.S army got defeated in Vietnam, then Afghanistan, and it will be defeated again and again because humans are not "machines".
You are mistaken about some vital aspects of the US military. During the Vietnam era, most soldiers were conscripted (drafted) and had no say in serving. Serving in the military was not a job in the sense that they had the option to quite and do something else. Since that time the military has become a voluntary force, meaning all military personnel voluntarily join up. This makes it somewhat more like a job, but quitting is still only an option once one's tour is complete. Many people join the military out of duty to country and many are officers who plan to serve out an entire career, so your observations are quite ignorant. You would do better to base such statements on some valid source. The US military is far more sophisticated and highly technical now than it was 50 years ago. I say this because it requires a lot of training and work to be effective.
And regarding your comment about humans not being machines; this is actually just the tip of the iceberg for a conversation that spans thousands of years concerning the preparation for battle. The most effective force known to man were the ancient Spartans, who were literally trained from birth to do nothing but fight. In a way, they were killing machines and such focused preparation can transform people into such a thing. Emotions never go away, but there is plenty of evidence that people can be molded into something any reasonable person would call a fighting machine.
Why is it so?
~Julius Sumner Miller
~Julius Sumner Miller
