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Originally Posted by DanaC
Which goes to show that what's beneficial to the military is not necessairly beneficial to the society from whcne they came and into which they will eventually be returned
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Not necessarily. The ability to keep a defensive vanguard on hand, even after they muster out is a good idea.
You have to figure out what you want to change, and what you don't want to change. Changing the ability to kill is very difficult, changing the ability to kill discriminately might not be so difficult. Kill or don't kill is a strong set of absolutes. Open a wide window when you they are being sent into the theater and then all you have to do is teach a very narrow window of boxhood when you return them to the states.
The long term benefits for the military personell is good as well. They are given a cohesive and concrete ideology within which to protect themselves from some of the guilt of their actions as well as a way to control the tension levels.