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mehavey · February 12, 2024, 10:52 PM

Army, then USAF, more than 30 years -- in a universe now far, far away; and a time long, long ago.
But those I have born are again in the middle of it, and again right now.
Apparently we've not seen the end of war.

As far as dehumanizing, that's a switch turned on when going into immediate combat.
Until then, stay thinking of what you'll do, when, why, and keep mulling it over.
See the People.
Know the People.

But once engaged, even then stay human ... but stay detached; stay professional;
switch into your training; stay decisive; stay alive.

Outside of chance itself... it's still the human art, your training, & your MSgts that will keep you alive.
But robots -- even in combat -- get killed.

If you can keep your head when all about you. Are losing theirs...

We can admit that we're killers... but we're not going to kill today.

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February 12, 2024, 10:52 PM	#20
mehavey Senior Member Join Date: June 17, 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 6,948	Army, then USAF, more than 30 years -- in a universe now far, far away; and a time long, long ago. But those I have born are again in the middle of it, and again right now. Apparently we've not seen the end of war. As far as dehumanizing, that's a switch turned on when going into immediate combat. Until then, stay thinking of what you'll do, when, why, and keep mulling it over. See the People. Know the People. But once engaged, even then stay human ... but stay detached; stay professional; switch into your training; stay decisive; stay alive. Outside of chance itself... it's still the human art, your training, & your MSgts that will keep you alive. But robots -- even in combat -- get killed. If you can keep your head when all about you. Are losing theirs... We can admit that we're killers... but we're not going to kill today. . Last edited by mehavey; February 13, 2024 at 09:13 PM.