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[–] BlueMonday1984@awful.systems 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

But this is the military, so it’s not like details matter or lives are on the line if you’re out in the field and get a sheet of instructions that are completely detached from reality.

Its not like the damage to morale this will near-certainly cause will have some knock-on effects, either.

EDIT: "Soldier dissatisfaction" didn't accurately describe what this plan will do - changed it to "damage to morale".

The new "Radio didn't work and I never heard the order to shovel forty tons of shit, sir" is going to involve some suspiciously direct damage to Corporal Chatbot's output devices.