All it takes is for enough people in the field grade officer corps in the Army/Marine Corps to start questioning orders during a national crisis like that. That is all that it takes to have an American Kabul moment.
Not everyone's interpretation of what the constitution specifies is the same. Especially not for the uber-religious, and the military's officer corps is rife with that type of uber-religious people in positions of power.
I've been warming to the idea of compulsory military or civil service at 18. We need everyone to get a first-hand understanding of our government and those that work to support it. This and civics classes in grade school where students learn, not just our history, but the philosophy behind our country's declared values as espoused by the Constitution.
All it takes is for enough people in the field grade officer corps in the Army/Marine Corps to start questioning orders during a national crisis like that. That is all that it takes to have an American Kabul moment.
Not everyone's interpretation of what the constitution specifies is the same. Especially not for the uber-religious, and the military's officer corps is rife with that type of uber-religious people in positions of power.
I hate to say it, but that's another argument for universal military service.
I've been warming to the idea of compulsory military or civil service at 18. We need everyone to get a first-hand understanding of our government and those that work to support it. This and civics classes in grade school where students learn, not just our history, but the philosophy behind our country's declared values as espoused by the Constitution.