11/11
Today is Armistice Day, also known as Remembrance Day and Veterans Day. Regardless of what we call it the purpose of the day is for us to recall and rejoice those of our species of military service.
Clausewitz tells us (approximately) that “War is a continuation of policy by other means.” What that means, separated from its nineteenth century political correctness is that when organizations (governments in the main) have enormously vertically copulated and exhausted all reasonable alternatives those of the military service remain to rescue the organization from its own terminal stupidity.
Organizations, regardless of their purpose, have scant concern for their members except to make minimal assurances that the members do not negate the organization. Otherwise, organizations are perfectly happy to proceed in a fashion that has scant regard for the well being of their members. Nonetheless, organizations while survival focused still get themselves in situations of demise and it is in those circumstances that those who serve militarily must act, not so much to preserve the organization as to prevent harm to their fellow members.
Organizations are a necessary evil; soldiers, sailors, and airmen are a needful good. Remember that this day and forget it not tomorrow.
