I think once autonomous systems demonstrate combat effectiveness, they will be integrated just fine. As an infantry veteran of many tours, I can tell you there

I think once autonomous systems demonstrate combat effectiveness, they will be integrated just fine. As an infantry veteran of many tours, I can tell you there will always be a preference for other people who are closer to the fight, in any situation, both on and off the battlefield. We like to stick to our own, because the 90% of the military that doesn't actually do the fighting is like a whole other stupid universe (about which I have many shocking and hilarious stories). So of course if you ask someone to choose between a human in an Apache on standby or a human in Las Vegas controlling a drone loitering over the city, you're going to get a preference for the former. But if these autonomous systems are framed as pieces of equipment augmenting the infantry soldier and not as some kind of replacement, they will be quickly assimilated into the fight and this won't really be an issue. I mean of course as the technology improves and it becomes a reliable, effective force multiplier and not a complex piece of shit that makes your job harder (or your position easier to find, or your life more dangerous, etc etc). Framing it as a replacement for something that humans already do pretty well is the wrong way to do it, however, and I'm sure in that case it will always face stiff resistance from infantry soldiers.