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What about testing for soft-skills? Would an integrated-gender unit be better at pacifying an area because it was more able to communicate with the locals? A re
by vacri 11y ago
What about testing for soft-skills? Would an integrated-gender unit be better at pacifying an area because it was more able to communicate with the locals? A regular criticism of the US military by it's allies in Iraq was that it's soldiers so rarely got out of their fortresses and armed vehicles and actually pressed the flesh, an action that significantly helps with pacification.
- pluma 11y agoFrankly, the US military isn't exactly known for its de-escalation or cultural sensitivity. My uncle served in a peacekeeping mission where they had the misfortune of coming in after the Americans, who had made it a habit to drive their tanks along the curbs so they'd be welcomed by rather disgruntled locals.