The Unconventional Soldier Podcast

Latest pod out now with @MarkNicolDM author of "Blades". When the rules of engagement make a soldier’s job impossible, who should be held accountable for what happens next?

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The latest two podcasts are related.

☑️Can military effectiveness and moral responsibility coexist on the modern battlefield?

☑️Does fighting ethically place soldiers at a decisive disadvantage?

Where should we draw the line?

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Very few families are untouched by war and sacrifice in this country. At our small gathering in our village we remembered the fallen on our memorial. We also shared stories of family and friends who fought and died in conflict.

Steve Cummins. Northern Ireland 1989.

Miles Amos. Northern Ireland 1989.

Sean Upton. Afghanistan 2009.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

Tomorrow's pod is with @MarkNicolDM. We discuss his book Blades about SAS ops in Afghanistan. He argues that to understand what happened means examining the realities on the ground: defeating Taliban bomb-making networks, restrictive ROE & decisions made far from theatre.