One key for civilians to better understand combat soldiers (maybe less than 5% of our Army), is to realize that they are not like prison guards, civilian police private security guards (except for the few individuals in those groups who have been combat soldiers).
There was a successful military leader in ancient Rome, who said that he would rather have freshly trained soldiers who had drilled in combat exercises many times (a thousand times or something like that) than those who were experienced in combat. Because to those who had done so many drills without previous battle experience, the first battle was like nothing more than an uninhibited, bloody exercise.
It’s easy enough for men to be trained to torture people, too. But if you value civilian lives on either side and want to avoid real wars, don’t do it.
Another thing too many civilians fail to understand. The more we avoid preparing for nuclear warfare, the more likely it will be. Another thing, yet. Invasions and occupations will follow the nuclear exchanges. So civilians here should be concerned about how prisoners and civilians will be treated.
And another... From criminology, criminals don’t care about consequences. That’s one of the mental characteristics that make them criminals.
“One key for civilians to better understand combat soldiers (maybe less than 5% of our Army), is to realize that they are not like prison guards, civilian police private security guards (except for the few individuals in those groups who have been combat soldiers).
There was a successful military leader in ancient Rome, who said that he would rather have freshly trained soldiers who had drilled in combat exercises many times (a thousand times or something like that) than those who were experienced in combat. Because to those who had done so many drills without previous battle experience, the first battle was like nothing more than an uninhibited, bloody exercise.
It’s easy enough for men to be trained to torture people, too. But if you value civilian lives on either side and want to avoid real wars, don’t do it.
Another thing too many civilians fail to understand. The more we avoid preparing for nuclear warfare, the more likely it will be. Another thing, yet. Invasions and occupations will follow the nuclear exchanges. So civilians here should be concerned about how prisoners and civilians will be treated.
And another... From criminology, criminals don’t care about consequences. That’s one of the mental characteristics that make them criminals.”
Thank you, yes, you are right.