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In the civilian cases, there may be large economic benefits to the way people behave when they expect rescue if something goes wrong, even if very few particula
by yamtaddle 4y ago
In the civilian cases, there may be large economic benefits to the way people behave when they expect rescue if something goes wrong, even if very few particular rescues make economic sense per se.
There's likely a similar argument to made for the military, but involving morale and willingness to take personal risks in emergencies or times of war. Esprit de Corps and all that.
These both in addition to all other arguments in favor of such rescues.
- dctoedt 4y ago> There's likely a similar argument to made for the military, but involving morale and willingness to take personal risks in emergencies or times of war. Esprit de Corps and all that. Yup. But it's not a conscious calculation; more like a primal urge (or so I'm told, by people like my dad, who had first-hand experience fighting in the Korean War).
- yamtaddle 4y agoOh, I'm sure it is, probably pretty far up the command structure, and even all the way to the top, depending on the people involved, let alone for those close to the action. But even the bean-counters may not question it or try to curb the practice, no matter how cold-hearted they may be, because it may in fact be a good use of money.