061 - Warrior ethos of the Air Force officer

English - November 04, 2020 07:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 97 ratings
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Both in and out of the Air Force there are many who feel the Service is too corporate and lacks warrior ethos. In this episode, Reed and Colin take up the debate. Are all Air Force officers warriors by virtue of wearing the uniform or is there more to it than that?

03:50 - Defining warrior ethos (see Warrior Ethos by Steven Pressfield: https://amzn.to/3kTR3Xf)
07:16 - Warrior ethos and moral character
11:11 - Reed: Being in the military makes you a warrior
17:40 - Where do we fall within the kill chain?
21:50 - Colin: Not all who wear the uniform is a warrior, but all they should be
On Killing by Dave Grossman: https://amzn.to/2TKpymX
The Warrior Ethos by Col Rob Lyman: https://www.jbcharleston.jb.mil/News/Commentaries/Display/Article/882851/the-warrior-ethosdefining-our-profession-of-arms/
On Combat by Dave Grossman: https://amzn.to/3oOCg2s

Music provided by Carlos Rivera.
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