Do You Have a Code of Honor, a Code of Integrity?

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Adam Smith wrote that man naturally desires not only to be loved, but to be lovely. So the question is how do you push the loveliness into both parts of the experience? And it strikes me, and I've talked to members of the military about this in other areas,. where they're struggling with compliance of various kinds. It's just i don't know if it's possible to keep them compartmentalized uh... that way.

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.