Is the Military Getting Worse?

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Do you have any reason to think that it's getting worse? We need a correction we need a self-correction and that's part of what professions do is they correct themselves as opposed to somebody else coming in and saying you guys are out of control. So all this study was was an attempt at look at that as a profession we need to self-correct uh... It's really hard to say whether it's worse than before but i Think there's been a steady increase in this erosion and uh...

Leonard Wong of the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about honesty in the military. Based on a recent co-authored paper, Wong argues that the paperwork and training burden on U.S. military officers requires dishonesty--it is simply impossible to comply with all the requirements. This creates a tension for an institution that prides itself on honesty, trust, and integrity. The conversation closes with suggestions for how the military might reform the compliance and requirement process.