Date: 2007-07-24 02:22 pm (UTC)
::nods:: I tend to agree. The service corps, even though it would deploy to dangerous locales, would have to be less regimented. This already happens with the Special Forces who are known for being more eclectic. I don't think the special forces really have an intellectual recruiting problem, but they're only somewhat scalable (note the use of the word special).

Fewer hypocritical assholes would certainly help. I think the problem may be that our government has a military capability-experience mismatch. We're also so far ahead of our allies in terms of capability that in some operations they can be more of a hindrance than a help. As a result, the temptation to use military force will be fairly strong even if you don't have a bunch of crazy neo-cons around.

Also good call on the admin. I think my problem was that I can see how it could work under Clinton or even Bush I so I didn't focus on all the ways Bush was doing it wrong. Dumb really.
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