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wahnfriedenyesterday at 4:50 PM2 repliesview on HN

It's not how conscription is ever implemented in practice.


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_doctor_loveyesterday at 4:58 PM

Of course it's not. Once upon a time quite long ago kings and generals got on the field. But as we industrialized leadership moved to "the back."

See concepts like Auftragstaktik, command intent, mission command.

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throwaway173738yesterday at 5:00 PM

But it’s how it will be sold to us. It’s sure a lot warmer in the abbatoir for some reason. And they give some of us cigarettes. Bill says they even feed him.