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Don’t be deceived by conduct manuals. People are people. Westpoint officer cadets are demanded otherworldly ethics and conduct. In reality, most of them are or
by richrichie 3y ago
Don’t be deceived by conduct manuals. People are people.
Westpoint officer cadets are demanded otherworldly ethics and conduct. In reality, most of them are ordinary mortals and career men who do run of the mill office politics (and all the muck that goes with it) just to earn the next rank.
- lukan 3y agoWell, but it is a difference, if the focus on what to drill into the common soldier is on following orders first - which is what I believe still most armies do - or to emphasize to also question those orders. But sure, I am not saying that modern german soldiers won't be capable of war crimes. But I am saying, it is a different culture now. Opposed to the Wehrmacht - they learned to literally follow any order.
- senderista 3y agoI was pretty damn proud when I saw this hidden-camera video of a goon (Polish mobster actually) in Ukraine's "International Legion" ordering American veterans to loot a shopping mall and they were like "fuck no, that's an illegal order". https://kyivindependent.com/suicide-missions-abuse-physical-threats-international-legion-fighters-speak-out-against-leaderships-misconduct/ https://kyivindependent.com/suicide-missions-abuse-physical-...