(July 27, 2017 at 2:20 pm)Shell B Wrote: Neo, I agree mostly. I'd add the caveat that if a certain group of people did affect the battle-readiness of a unit, but that group is able to perform other duties, they should be able to serve in those capacities. The military needs pencil pushers.
And the nature of the military is changing too. A drone does care who's at the controls. Nevertheless there may be other considerations - people with any condition, from a compromised immune system to suicidal tendencies, shouldn't be serving if their condition requires disproportionate medical monitoring. Everything is fine when people are on a base. But the military needs to plan for the most extreme circumstances of war, such as when troops (even a drone operator or pencil pusher) are trapped behind enemy lines for long periods of time, hungry, exhausted, exposed to harsh environmental conditions, and without medical supplies or support. Maybe, someone is fine to serve as long as he has a steady supply of Zoloft (or whatever), but what about when the meds run out and he's still responsible for military grade weapons.
