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Basic training is not a training course for the the computer language Basic, but a form of psychological and physical human desensitization to get more reliable human robots that will put their life on the line in return for some shiny metal attached to a fancy ribbon.
Whilst the military has traditionally represented a form of paid Darwinism, there are times when others need to stop things from escalating, so I take my hat off to Musk for standing up to these fancy dressed human robots.
Eventually one has to negotiate in order to stop this war otherwise everyone loses as it gets worse.