> In the article there appears to be zero thought given to the concept that [...] there might be some fundamental issue with what you're asking them to do. [...

> In the article there appears to be zero thought given to the concept that [...] there might be some fundamental issue with what you're asking them to do. [...] something else is going on here. The simplest explanation is that there isn't a fundamental issue. For civilians, you might claim that there is some sort of deep principle of freedom at stake, however ridiculous it might be given that those same people are all happy enough to comply with the laws most places have about covering up their naughty bits. But this is the military. They signed up for a job where many of their freedoms go out the window. This very clearly among them. If you look at who's wearing masks and who isn't, [1] it's obvious that this is a political. And if you read the news, it has been deeply politicized. Soldiers refusing to wear masks is a political statement: they in practice view allegiance to party (and/or news channel) above allegiance to the chain of command. The "something else" going on here is the same sort of propaganda-driven undermining of belief in rule of law that has been going on for years, and has resulted in the attempt to sack Congress and a majority of Republicans believing that the last presidential election wasn't legitimate. [2] This is all pretty much in line with how democracies slide into autocracies. Given that the Trump administration considered using the military to seize voting machines in Dcember 2020, [3] people should be very nervous about signs that the military has become this deeply politicized. [1] https://www.roanoke.edu/about/news/rc_poll_political_anxiety_mask_vax https://www.roanoke.edu/about/news/rc_poll_political_anxiety... [2] https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/one-year-on-republicans-still-dont-consider-biden-the-rightful-winner-506702/ https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/one-year-on-republicans... [3] https://www.vox.com/2022/2/1/22912394/trump-giuliani-seize-voting-machines-military https://www.vox.com/2022/2/1/22912394/trump-giuliani-seize-v...