As a reply guy I can report on the real core of the problem. Getting a like out of an officer or staff sergeant takes careful planning but getting a like out of mid-rank enlisted is like pulling teeth.
I have thoughts on this topic forthcoming in two different places, but broadly I think this is correct. American civ-mil has real problems and we need to course correct. I increasingly think the AVF itself is not the right force for the road ahead, but also issues at home.https://twitter.com/RadioFreeTom/status/1383805599154991121 …
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"army of venerated Spartans" seems bad but also incorrect. Not to dispute his point, of course.
Kiitos. Käytämme tätä aikajanasi parantamiseen. KumoaKumoa
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I feel like the thread overstates the problem somewhat. It's definitely an issue worth considering.
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What bothers me is the trendline. Signs of a problem have gotten worse and more frequent since 2001. So it's not bad *yet* but it is becoming bad & cultural elements pushing in that direction. Thus, the time for a course correction is now, because institutions turn slow.
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very fast take, since vietnam in order to maintain a forever war stance we've moved from an army of soldiers to an army of warriors and neither that stance nor that model are suitable for a liberal democratic society
Kiitos. Käytämme tätä aikajanasi parantamiseen. KumoaKumoa
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In the 21st century it looks like wars will be less common and natural disasters will be more common. This pandemic has seen national guard deployment for a public health emergency on an unprecedented scale. Intermittent emergencies naturally lend towards a "health militia"
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Assuming wars will become less common assumes that there will be a global hegemon, which is an...iffy assumption.
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I suspect an element is the idolization of SF and the elevation of SF officers in the senior hierarchy, as a result of GWOT. These guys don’t just see themselves as superior to civilians, but also to the rest of the military.
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This is something I sense but don't feel qualified to speak on myself. It's clear to me that the GWOT has made this problem worse. Partially, I think, because of isolation and long deployments, but also I sense, because of the issue you describe here: the focus on super-elites.
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Out of curiosity about that last point - what do you think has changed to make a volunteer force no longer suitable?
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Uh, short version: rising internal political tensions, weaknesses in civ-mil relationship, shift back to near-peer deterrence and need for future capacity over present capabilities. Long version...uh, to appear soonish, I hope?
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