The Military primarily selects for Obedience. And there is a big upside and downside to that trait depending on the problem a team is given.
As Afghanistan and Iraq show blind obedience can result in a multi decade fiasco.
As Afghanistan and Iraq show blind obedience can result in a multi decade fiasco.
The military just fights them as they should.
The people pick the wars (well, their elected leaders do), the soldiers and sailors fight them. And believe me, you don't want blind obedience at any level in the military. Blind obedience is a very, very bad thing and it will lose wars. You want loyalty, which sometimes requires disobedience (e.g. tell the captain no when he wants to turn into an undersea mountain) to work.