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Originally Posted by martinguerre
It seems to me that many experienced soliders felt the proper way of protesting was going to involve 6 foot long plastic bags. I dunno, but not having been in their boots, i'm likely to trust their gut judgement on it.
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That is only speculation.
There are also soldiers that signed up for the money and education benefits and then refused to go. I would guess that neither of us would trust their judgment.
On the flip-side, I agree that there are spectacular snafus that do indeed result in the deaths of troops. The introduction of the M16 rifle and the resultant deaths spring immediately to mind. (People should have been sent to jail over that one, IMO.)
But again, out and out mutany cannot be the answer.
A miltary can only function effectively if soldiers obey the orders of their superiors (blantently illegal orders aside). If it comes down to a "judgement call", then a soldier MUST rely on his superior's judgement, at least until he can go up the chain of command with any serious reservations.
To just say "no, I won't do it" leads a unit down the path to where soldiers don't do what they need to do in order to win the battle and ultimately, the war.