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Evening all and welcome to #WavellChats! Tonight we are talking about the #WarriorEthos.
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#WavellChats are designed to invite you to questions our writers and each other. We’ll pose some questions as a starting point, but feel free to ask your own!
Debate is encouraged: #Wavellchats are designed to increase our knowledge. Engage respectfully and #Bekind. Here’s a quick reminder of the 4 distinctive articles that we’ve already published on the #WarriorEthos
@RyanNoor18 argues that “‘Warriors’ are rapists, murderers, and slave owners. Their values are the opposite of those that modern armed forces should aspire to.” https://wavellroom.com/2020/04/28/on-the-toxicity-of-the-warrior-ethos/
@gmw926 argued that the military doesn’t have a problem with the warrior culture and it provides a shield against injury and part of an identity. It’s more than a badge. https://wavellroom.com/2020/05/05/the-warrior-culture-is-more-than-a-badge/
Thirdly, we hosted a group chat with some experts; @Ryannoor18, @gmw926 @pptsapper chaired by @wavellroom team member @AderMatthew. https://wavellroom.com/2020/05/12/wavell-chats-warrior-ethos/
Lastly, @shanacarp took a different view and argued that the warrior ethos is a ‘media trope’ and distances the military from the society they serve. https://wavellroom.com/2020/07/16/democracy-western-military-media-warrior-trope-html/
#WavellChats Question one: What is your understanding of the “warrior ethos”? Why is the ‘warrior ethos’ attractive?
#WavellChats Question two: Does embracing the ‘warrior ethos’ separate modern militaries from the societies they serve? Does it cause division in the ranks?
#WavellChats Question three: Is "warrior ethos" too vague and undefined to be useful? Or, worse, is it actively harmful?
#WavellChats Question four: Is "warrior ethos" even a thing in the UK?
