russ roberts: This is the second oldest continuously manned uh... army post in the army. i think right now we have sixty international officers in the class so it's a lot of international officers here and your career path was use you were an officer I graduated from west point as in the army for twenty years and then i became a research professor here, he says. What topic do i pick up next i'm always looking for you know what angle i'm coming in at next i'd focused a lot on developing leaders and reproducing the right type of leaders how we interacting with society and things like that my guess today has been learned one many thanks for being part of e
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.