09-06-2016, 03:08 PM
I mentioned a page back that you'd have used info from Mark Grossman. LOL.
FYI, he's been largely discredited in the GWOT veteran community. Some of what he wrote still holds water, but his theory about reluctance to kill is completely and utterly wrong. Not only did many a combat veteran read his book before going into combat and then finding out it was mostly nonsense (I was in that category), but the core of his reluctance to kill theory is based on the research of SLA Marshall's Men Against Fire, and it turns out that Marshall was a fraud who plagiarized notes and made up interviews that he never conducted in order to support his bull theories. Marshall's research assistant said about 3/4 of the unit interviews didn't happen and when those that did Marshall never specifically asked anyone about who fired their weapon and who didn't. That 15-25% statistic from WWII is a complete and utter sham of a lie.
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FYI, he's been largely discredited in the GWOT veteran community. Some of what he wrote still holds water, but his theory about reluctance to kill is completely and utterly wrong. Not only did many a combat veteran read his book before going into combat and then finding out it was mostly nonsense (I was in that category), but the core of his reluctance to kill theory is based on the research of SLA Marshall's Men Against Fire, and it turns out that Marshall was a fraud who plagiarized notes and made up interviews that he never conducted in order to support his bull theories. Marshall's research assistant said about 3/4 of the unit interviews didn't happen and when those that did Marshall never specifically asked anyone about who fired their weapon and who didn't. That 15-25% statistic from WWII is a complete and utter sham of a lie.
RAT, the perfect forum for slaying internet sacred cows.
