“Sits a half a mile away”? Snipers (I was not one) regularly operate at a mile to a mile and a half. I could take someone out at a half a mile - I am 60+ and my eyes are getting worse w/ age. Semper Fi.
You gotta put yourself in these people's mind to understand. They are focused less and less on individual soldier's training and performance and more on things like accommodating women, gays, muslims, etc. characteristics that have NOTHING whatsoever to do with winning the battle.
These kinds of inventions will allow them to do that... Until the other side gets them too, then we'll be screwed.