Army CoS says wars to become more miserable

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Army CoS says wars to become more miserable

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Army CoS says wars to become more miserable From Breaking Defense, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley says that future wars are to become "seriously miserable every single minute of every day." Quote: With units in constant motion far from friendly forces, “being surrounded will become the norm,” continues Milley. There will no clear front line, no secure supply lines, no big bases like Bagram or Camp Victory with chow halls, air-conditioning, and showers. With enemy drones and sensors constantly on the hunt for targets, there won’t even be time for four hours’ unbroken sleep. So, says Milley, “being seriously miserable every single minute of every day will have to become a way of life.” Milley has warned before that “we are on the cusp of a fundamental change in the character of ground warfare,.”.. Even with all this, soldiers will struggle “just to survive” on a battlefield more lethal than anything we’ve seen “since at least World War II,” said Milley. To avoid being detected and targeted by precision weapons, soldiers — and Marines and even ships — must split into small units and keep either on the move or under cover. Static bases will be sitting ducks, and supply convoys will be so dangerous that they might be entirely automated, so units will be largely on their own, purifying their own water and 3D-printing spare parts for broken gear... In fact, the Chief of Staff said, in a remark sure to rile older soldiers, we need to inculcate “the willingness to disobey specific orders” when battlefield realities change and there’s no time or functioning channel to consult superiors — and that’s going to happen a lot... Interesting comments.