Scales on War Quotes

“National service sounds like a utopian concept for social leveling, and it might be, if it were applied fairly. Those who call for a renewal of the draft proclaim that the social and racial inequities of the Vietnam-era draft would not happen again. The realities of how wars are fought make such pronouncements nonsense.”
― Bob Scales, Scales on War: The Future of America's Military at Risk

“mission and those who drop the bombs. Mistakes made by pilots dropping weapons in the wrong place and by Soldiers mistakenly shooting at friendly aircraft only exacerbate the problem. The trust curve can be increased bloodlessly by habitually associating air units most likely to support troops with troops they are most likely to support.”
― Bob Scales, Scales on War: The Future of America's Military at Risk