Personally I've always had the impression that the US military intentionally treats its rank and file soldiers like shit, I guess to enforce discipline or something.
I knew this guy who had his whole budget worked out for when he was in the army but then he had to change that to allot for food (he had intended to just rely on the army chow) because he realized he did not want to live solely on fucking army chow.
During the Russian revolution of 1917 the soldiers who had harsh conditions created democratic councils without the officers and those who helped them.
There were a couple of people who wanted to just better the conditions, but after a bit most where agreeing to the unnecessary existence of the (aristocratic) officer corps with their privileges.
Those soldier councils would become an essential part of the revolutionary masses and defend the revolution against the reaction. It is to show if the current soldiers would at any point side with the masses against the bourgeoisie or shoot at who they consider below them. If they are experiencing needlessly harsh conditions that might be pointed out and used to radicalize a few of them. Not totally likely though and I don't know enough for any material analysis.
Personally I've always had the impression that the US military intentionally treats its rank and file soldiers like shit, I guess to enforce discipline or something.
Nah they just don't care. Soldiers are there to be used up and thrown away.
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I knew this guy who had his whole budget worked out for when he was in the army but then he had to change that to allot for food (he had intended to just rely on the army chow) because he realized he did not want to live solely on fucking army chow.
During the Russian revolution of 1917 the soldiers who had harsh conditions created democratic councils without the officers and those who helped them.
There were a couple of people who wanted to just better the conditions, but after a bit most where agreeing to the unnecessary existence of the (aristocratic) officer corps with their privileges.
Those soldier councils would become an essential part of the revolutionary masses and defend the revolution against the reaction. It is to show if the current soldiers would at any point side with the masses against the bourgeoisie or shoot at who they consider below them. If they are experiencing needlessly harsh conditions that might be pointed out and used to radicalize a few of them. Not totally likely though and I don't know enough for any material analysis.