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Originally Posted by oldsinner111
I remember in basic training we were taught to act as a unit. Not one man over the other,except for rank only.
I wondered why so much drilling and marching was done.But I see now,you can move a large group of men fast this way to a plane or ship.
The law of the jungle is not working for mankind,that is for primitive life forms.We should be better.
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In war, units win battles, not individuals. So the goal is to train-up the unit so that even the least able soldier is able to contribute to the unit's ability.
But there are many aspect of war where this model fails. And that is why we have Marines, Rangers, and Special Operations Command. In which the very best of the highly selected candidates are fielded as operators.
This is not your draftee, regular military of our younger days. And even then, some branches did not take draftees. The USAF & USN both needed highly disciplined technicians more than physical prowess and courage. So they actively recruited to that fraction of society, and still do. Yeah, yeah, both of those services have some badass special ops guys. But most of both services are technical specialists, not blood-n-guts fighters.