Sunday, March 23, 2003 :::
 


cold fire. business ethics. common oxymorons you might think. how about, initiative soldier? or, thinking army?


this whole thing is one big joke. compliance and utter obedience are forcibly and mercilessly emphasized from the very start. any deviant will warrant a healthy dose of music and physical maintenance. uniformity is enforced to the extent that you are, literally, the entire platoon. there is absolutely no detectable difference in the physical, emotional and mental state amongst the souls in the bunk.


" there is a standard way to do things in the army ", is the standard answer for questions requesting individualism and personalisation. everything, right down to the placement of your humble toothbrush, must be throuoghly discussed and performed. the only pitiful things that you can claim to be truly your original and customised work have to be covered up, with the standard orange cloth they provide you with.


it is little surprise that attempts to get us to take the initaitive will be a fiasco. wouldn't taking the initiative mean we will have to do something we are not told to, and definitely differently from the rest? nah. in the army, safety first, just like they always say anyway.


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::: posted by Richard Wan at 8:25 PM