Monday, February 25, 2008

Army of One?


While driving down the street, looking at military bumper stickers as I drove, I began to ponder one of the army's more recent slogans: "An Army of One."
As an American citizen, I'm a bit troubled by this slogan. It seems as though it intends to promote a feeling of individualism, which is no doubt uniquely American. Still, however, wars are not won by one man alone. "An Army of All" would be a better slogan. Strategies depend on many parts working together to form a cohesive whole, and pushing the idea that one soldier could take on the responsibilities of the whole army is rather foolish and irresponsible. By fulfilling the duty to which he is assigned rather than trying to do everything, it seems logical that a soldier would increase the chances of the army working smoothly, increasing chances of both victory and survival. With victory and survival, the army will live to fight another day. Rather than seeing an army of one, I hope we form an army of all.

1 comment:

Emily said...

You have no idea how many military personnel totally 100% agree with you.