Originally Posted by
Chugalug2
As clear a condemnation of military leadership as any I can think of. It seems that has been outsourced along with everything else!
To be fair, in the First World War we used to shoot people rather than support them. At least we have moved forward, although we are not all the way there yet.
The problem with being detached as an individual augmentee is that you don't have the shared experiences with your peers when you go back at the end of the tour. It's far harder than deploying with a formed unit. The MERT club sounds like an excellent support network and will hopefully sweep up those who were on the teams so they can share and identify with others who have similar experinces.