Also late to the party, but I feel like Manmade (_ https://manmadebrand.com/_) deserves a mention. Very comfortable and pleasant fabric. 👍🏻

This is what the last paragraph is referring to.

Edit: sorry, I meant to reply to OP, but “oh well”, is also my response then!

Disclaimer: I did not read the article, so my response is to your comment only.

My two cents: you just described what an NCO might say. Commissioned Officers have the responsibility to manage the violence applied by the NCOs in such a way that civilians/non-combatants (of all nations, even/especially the enemy nation(s) civilians) are not armed whenever that is possible.

That’s the whole “professional” thing. Just like a doctor (a professional) can’t pick and choose who they help, or a lawyer (a professional) can’t decide he doesn’t like his client, so he’ll sabotage his defense, etc. An officier is a professional because he makes sure the violence applied by the members of the military that are under his command do not commit immoral acts (plundering, rape, murder, etc).

Most modern military forces extend that responsibility to NCOs though, so that every members have the responsibility to not follow illegal/immoral orders. But that’s another point…

Something similar happened in Canada a few decades ago. I came across a survivor of that episode a few years ago. He was still mad about it (understandably).

I love Q!

Me too (😉) and I also appreciate the opportunity to learn to correct these little mistakes. I don’t know how long and in front of how many anglophones I’ve said “mooses” until someone finally pointed out that the plural of moose is moose! Lol 😂

*cue

(Please don’t hit me!)