The Storyboarding Example in the Military

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The fog of war is the fundamental information on the ground. If it's not accurate, and worse, if it's being cut and pasted from previous episodes, it's wrong. The distance from the consequence of being unethical is so far that they don't see it as an ethical decision. And that contributes to the ethical fading. But all these requirements to do something, they're all well intentioned.

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.