The saudis believe manual labor is religiously beneth them. Who in the hell is going to fight an actual war? Most of their military is just there to act as a personal protection force for the royals.
“Who in the hell is going to fight an actual war? Most of their military is just there to act as a personal protection force for the royals.”
Well, every Saudi prince drives a fighter (or so it is said). It isn’t as great a deterrent as you might think, since it takes a significant compliment of American expats embedded in the formations to shepherd Allah’s Air Force about the skies. Obviously, it is not quite as selective a process for the local talent as we are used to in the States.
You’re right though, the “warrior ethic” requires a certain degree of diligence and willingness to get your hands dirty that is not immediately apparent in the Saudi citizenry (terrorist suicide factions excluded of course).