Everyone has been in a situation where you are told not to do something, but know deep down it's the right thing to do. Many soldiers face this situation on a daily basis. One of the things that determines whether a soldier should fire or not is the Rules of War/Engagement. The rules of engagement are a part of the Geneva Conventions, which were created after WWII.(Geneva Conventions)Even though the rules of engagement are there to prevent innocent people from suffering, the rules of engagement should be reformed because the rules of engagement do not apply to many battle situations and many soldiers are injured or killed because of the rules.
One example can be seen when a group of soldiers had been chasing down an insurgent in a car chase. …show more content…
They may say that civilians are already suffering too much from these rules. We have a zero casualty which is a great idea. But when does that apply to our side. War is war, people are gonna die we just have to accept that. If we are too strict on when and how our soldiers fight how would our soldiers be able to fight. It would be a bunch of our soldiers not being able to do their job.
So how can we stop our soldiers from dying? Well one of the most effective solution is to take another look at the rules. We can change them for the better. If we are more lax on these rules we really can have a zero casualty rate. The less our men and women die the better.
In the end to summarize what I am saying is one civilian really worth two of our soldiers lives. As Capt. Swanson, a soldier who was given the medal of honer said “I am not a politician. I am just the guy on the ground asking for that ammunition to be dropped because it’s going to save lives”.(https://www.rt.com/usa/medal-honor-swenson-military-193/ )Even though the rules of engagement are there to prevent innocent people from suffering, the rules of engagement should be reformed because the rules of engagement do not apply to many battle situations and many soldiers are injured or killed because of the rules. In order to save more soldiers we need to reform the rules of
One example can be seen when a group of soldiers had been chasing down an insurgent in a car chase. …show more content…
They may say that civilians are already suffering too much from these rules. We have a zero casualty which is a great idea. But when does that apply to our side. War is war, people are gonna die we just have to accept that. If we are too strict on when and how our soldiers fight how would our soldiers be able to fight. It would be a bunch of our soldiers not being able to do their job.
So how can we stop our soldiers from dying? Well one of the most effective solution is to take another look at the rules. We can change them for the better. If we are more lax on these rules we really can have a zero casualty rate. The less our men and women die the better.
In the end to summarize what I am saying is one civilian really worth two of our soldiers lives. As Capt. Swanson, a soldier who was given the medal of honer said “I am not a politician. I am just the guy on the ground asking for that ammunition to be dropped because it’s going to save lives”.(https://www.rt.com/usa/medal-honor-swenson-military-193/ )Even though the rules of engagement are there to prevent innocent people from suffering, the rules of engagement should be reformed because the rules of engagement do not apply to many battle situations and many soldiers are injured or killed because of the rules. In order to save more soldiers we need to reform the rules of