> seriously expect a bunch of ~20-year-old people to go without internet access for 6-9 months at a time?
Yes, we generally want mental stability in the people manning our war machines. (Also discipline.)
Yes, we generally want mental stability in the people manning our war machines. (Also discipline.)
It’s awfully easy to demand expectations from others behind the safety and comfort of a desk.
This is a nonsense argument. I’m not willing to go med school, that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t require it for doctors.
A fighting force addicted to their phones is vulnerable. You can’t have the first time your Navy goes cold turkey on a psychological dependence be during combat.
Perhaps you could convince the Navy to open their recruitment to the 55+ age segment.
Sailors are giving up a lot more in terms of personal life, fixating on internet access as a dealbreaker is such an odd take.