https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/civilian-military-gap-getting-wider-does-it-matter <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>There's been a lot of discussion on the impact of civilian and military cultures not understanding one another - and what happens when the public doesn't trust the military (Congress starts talking about things like taking punishment for sexual harassment and assault out of military leaders' hands).<br /><br />Two articles here talking about the widening gap and the dangers it presents for America. They make a number of very similar points. One was published in January 2015. The other was published in July 1997. Are things really getting worse? Does it matter?<br /> <br />1. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/12/the-tragedy-of-the-american-military/383516/">http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/12/the-tragedy-of-the-american-military/383516/</a> <br />2. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1997/07/the-widening-gap-between-military-and-society/306158/">http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1997/07/the-widening-gap-between-military-and-society/306158/</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/008/034/qrc/lead_large.jpg?1443032101"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/12/the-tragedy-of-the-american-military/383516/">The Tragedy of the American Military</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">The American public and its political leadership will do anything for the military except take it seriously. The result is a chickenhawk nation in which careless spending and strategic folly combine to lure America into endless wars it can’t win.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Mon, 26 Jan 2015 00:31:54 -0500 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/civilian-military-gap-getting-wider-does-it-matter <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>There's been a lot of discussion on the impact of civilian and military cultures not understanding one another - and what happens when the public doesn't trust the military (Congress starts talking about things like taking punishment for sexual harassment and assault out of military leaders' hands).<br /><br />Two articles here talking about the widening gap and the dangers it presents for America. They make a number of very similar points. One was published in January 2015. The other was published in July 1997. Are things really getting worse? Does it matter?<br /> <br />1. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/12/the-tragedy-of-the-american-military/383516/">http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/12/the-tragedy-of-the-american-military/383516/</a> <br />2. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1997/07/the-widening-gap-between-military-and-society/306158/">http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1997/07/the-widening-gap-between-military-and-society/306158/</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/008/034/qrc/lead_large.jpg?1443032101"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/12/the-tragedy-of-the-american-military/383516/">The Tragedy of the American Military</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">The American public and its political leadership will do anything for the military except take it seriously. The result is a chickenhawk nation in which careless spending and strategic folly combine to lure America into endless wars it can’t win.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> CPT Private RallyPoint Member Mon, 26 Jan 2015 00:31:54 -0500 2015-01-26T00:31:54-05:00 2015-01-26T00:31:54-05:00