Sunday, September 15, 2019
My Experience in Military
I have participated in a great deal of organizations. Among them, the most impressive organization was military. In 2016, I become a part of Air Force and it was such an interesting and valuable experience in my life.
Military is a strictly centralized organization with a strong hierarchy. The organization does not exist for individual but for the whole, which means that privacy and opinions are hardly accepted. In addition to this, the soldiers must be staying in the camp and it is limited to use phones, computers, go outside, and so on. In one word, it was total disaster to my life.
I grow up in democratic country where I have right to speak up my own voice to anything. However, being in military is like being in another world. As a soldier, I had to obey the superior without any reason. I must not to express any political opinions in the public and I could not go home freely for two years. At first, it was very unpleasant and uncomfortable to be a part of the organization. It was almost my first experience of being just obeying the organization as yielding my opinions for the first time in my life. However, I ended up with learning a lot of valuable things.
At the top of the military, the President exist. Next, the Minster of National Defense and the Air Force Chief of Staff. Under them, there are a great deal of soldiers according to the rank and I was the bottom rank of the organization.
Military is the most strict and inflexible organization that I have ever seen. Of course, it does not necessarily mean bad but it also has a great deal of advantages. For example, it is efficient to take a movement to any circumstance. Therefore, the organization itself characterizes for its own good.
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ReplyDeleteIn previous offerings of this course I have had other students who served in the military in your country. I learned a little about it then, though I could use something of a refresher. I think it worth noting that your country is under constant threat, to the mission of the military is clear cut, to serve as a strong deterrent. Having such a ready mission may enable the authoritarian approach that wouldn't be effective in other circumstances.
I do wonder about the timing of military service. Maybe you could comment about that. It sounds like you interrupted your college education to serve in the military. Is that right? If so, would it make sense to do it either before or after college? I'm guessing that you are a bit older than your classmates in my course as a consequence. Does that impact you now, as a student?
In the U.S. when I was in high school there was a draft (which they since have gotten rid of). At that time, you could get a deferment for - going to college, teaching in school, and maybe a few other reasons unrelated to the person's health. Are there any such ways to put off military service in your country?
If not, the coercive nature of the labor supply makes it easier to impose an authoritarian approach to management. I expect then that some people make the military their career. Do you have any idea why someone would do that? Doe a college degree preclude making the military a career?