Even Soldiers Are Human, And Flawed

it's true though

i want to move to europe anyways D=
(not france though, to be clear)

didn't you know? when you go to europe you automatically have to go through france no matter what.

thats ok, as long as i dont settle there

I didn't! i flew over England right into Germany :D

you still went to france first.
they just didn't tell you about it.

This avatar...

i'm pretty sure the pilot didn't say we're passing over france, or even the word france/french during the entire flight

subliminal messaging yo

Tbh it needs more flavoring too. Like what I drank as a kid and now if you follow the instructions seems so much more watered down and less sweet so almost have to add more.

exactly, they didn't say anything about it!

Sorry I typed that up real quick right before I left work. I had a feeling I didn't make clear what I was trying to get at.

I'm aware that the military accepts very few people with less than a high school diploma and they adamantly encourage further education. That's not exactly what I was talking about.

I meant that recruiters target people who see the military as their best option. By extension, you end up with people who are susceptible to the negative effects of conditioning one's mind in preparation for combat situations--which results in a type of brainwashing. Most people who join the service--in fact, probably the vast, vast majority--have too much sense to go overboard with the conditioning, and don't end up 'brainwashed killers.'

When you train people with narrow world views, and little to no philosophical roots how to be a soldier, you run the risk of them using these skills to satisfy their misguided ideals and you end up with situations like what happened here.

I'll go back to the idea of martial arts, since we started to talk about that the other day:
Basically every powerful martial arts style has a built-in philosophical system that restricts its usage, yet we still see people who ignore the philosophy and use it how they see fit. It's not the fighter's fault, it's the master who accepts them without gauging their personality first.

The same can be said of the military's combat training. Except, we're not just teaching them to fight hand-to-hand, we're putting combat weapons in their hands and hoping the philosophical background their given and the chain of command will restrict them from serving their own purposes. It doesn't always hash out that way, and I don't think enough is done to gauge these soldiers' (including officers) ideals prior to placing power into their hands.

(Sorry for the long and late post >.<)