A Soldier's Dilema - Page 3

vhawk01 · #21 09-22-2006, 05:22 PM

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save him anyway and try my best to revive him in the heli.

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Okay if we're going to ignore the premise then canceling the war is what i'd have done.

chez

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agent_fish · #22 09-22-2006, 08:19 PM

Of course the correct answer is kill him. How could anyone answer differently?

DougShrapnel · #23 09-22-2006, 08:25 PM

I'm waiting for you to turn the responses in this thread upside down, in the follow up. Good Luck.

John21 · #24 09-22-2006, 09:12 PM

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After reading your posts it's interesting to see the different response between someone who is in the military and who is not. As someone who is in the military the correct response is to pick up your buddy and take him with you. We do not leave people behind. Even if the soldier does die from his wounds, the family will have his body to bury. There is nothing more vile and disgusting than watching people desecrate the bodies of our soldiers. I also know that we have outstanding medical personnel waiting to help treat the soldiers. A landmine has destroyed a truck that Afghans were riding in. Basically blowing off both of their legs. The doctors and surgeons repaired their legs and after a a few months to a year (I can't remember the time exactly) they were rehabbing and starting to walk around.

While the situation may seem bleak, there is a chance the soldier could make it.

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I don't think you can answer this question from a U.S. soldier's perspective. There's a battlefield 'code' instilled in boot camp to prevent this type of dilema from ever occurring.
-Semper Fi

Five-Star · #25 09-22-2006, 11:24 PM

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I don't think you can answer this question from a U.S. soldier's perspective. There's a battlefield 'code' instilled in boot camp to prevent this type of dilema from ever occurring.
-Semper Fi

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I guess that is the problem.
- Hooah

Lestat · #26 09-22-2006, 11:44 PM

Off topic, but what makes you think this situation hasn't arisen on a battlefield before with the soldier opting to shoot his friend? Couldn't it be a true story?

I know about the no man left behind code. But do you realize there have been wounded soldiers shot dead by their comrades so their cries of pain didn't alert the enemy and jeopardize an entire mission or unit?

FortunaMaximus · #27 09-22-2006, 11:51 PM

It could and probably has been. It'll make wonderful food for thought for a couple things I'm working on.

Interesting flip, Doug. I didn't exactly answer the question. I might later.

John21 · #28 09-23-2006, 12:57 AM

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Off topic, but what makes you think this situation hasn't arisen on a battlefield before with the soldier opting to shoot his friend? Couldn't it be a true story?

I know about the no man left behind code. But do you realize there have been wounded soldiers shot dead by their comrades so their cries of pain didn't alert the enemy and jeopardize an entire mission or unit?

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If it's 'mission critical', yes. But that's understood going in.

FortunaMaximus · #29 09-23-2006, 05:10 AM

It wouldn't matter to me. That's why the fearlessness. He asks so that his comrade can share the burden. For whatever he chooses, the survivor will think about the decisions and motivations. And perhaps, in time he will come to understand why the dilemma was posed. And find the peace he needs to understand the importance of war on a man's character.