Is Compliance Impossible?

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I think it's fairly representative. The reason I get that is because after the paper came out, it was- we're shifting to a different topic here. And so then people began talking about it, and now it's being pushed not by those- on the bottom, but now it’s being pushed by those on the top. If it- if compliance is impossible, then all these good stats can't be. Something's wrong.

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.