Kirk
2008-04-18 05:19:12
Nice ideas, but they are not practical. Combat and hostile fire troops are rotated through non combat positions in safe areas (CONUS, rear areas) for rest and mental health. Creating a minimum wage soldier occupying a safe slot permanantly would keep a combat troop out in the field permanantly. Humans are not designed to do that and remain sane. It degrades the physical and mental health of people, some faster than others.
Don wrote about the Heinlein political theory from his book “Starship Troopers” ; I agree that would be an optimum model of citizenship.
