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>If they don't have the morals not to cheat in the MILITARY, what makes you think they are trustworthy to consider the consequences of pushing the button on a nuclear missile?

The military is not interested in your morals, they are interested in your following the orders that you are given. Teamwork breaks down when people question orders, and timing matters during operations.

Yes, there are a small handful of cases throughout history where a lone solider disobeyed / questioned orders and came out ahead. I can't know for certain, but I'm willing to bet that many, many more soldiers who've done this either got their squadmates killed, lost their ass afterwards, or both.



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