Originally Posted by
gabosaurus
Sure. What are they teaching people?
They teach people to break things and kill people.
They teach them how to survive in insane environments.
I'm not going to go over the numbers. Others have done an admirable job.
The US Military takes the very best from society and teaches them discipline and ethics. They teach them how to apply the training under stress and do the right thing. Actually, the odds of a military person committing a major felony is less than society at large. So, among the things the military teaches is how to be a better citizen.
After every war, there are those who are damaged from the exposure to the "loud noises". I would suggest you check the crime stats following other major wars prior to the 1980's before the reforms where we took the best of society.
I think the question should be, "How can we teach the rest of society what the military is taught?"
I'm Phil -- 40 something heterosexual white male, fairly self sufficient, great with my kids, wed 29 years to the same woman, and I firmly believe that ones actions have logical consequences. How much more out the box can you get nowadays? -- MSgt of Marines (ret)