I certainly know most things are arbitrations between needs and preferences. However, pretending that preserving these precious young people even against thems

I certainly know most things are arbitrations between needs and preferences. However, pretending that preserving these precious young people even against themselves is of the utmost importance while still making such tradeoffs is hypocrisy. There’s no shame in making such a choice, and wether or not it is a wrong one is a whole other matter. The hypocrisy lies in pretending it isn’t what it is. Also, other countries have an average age of 28 for their soldiers. And given that apparently the brain’s functions, and particularly the prefrontal cortex, aren’t all finished until 25[1], it seems like a sensible thing to wait a few years before relying on their judgement on how to apply the use of lethal force in more than stressful environments. But then again, if one were to be cynical, one could say it makes them all the more easier to recruit. [1]: https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=1&ContentID=3051 https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?Con...