Poll: Poll:What makes a good soldier.

[WrongSprite]

Heart holds you back. Brain.

 

[Dr Ampersand]

Brains for the killing, tactics and whatnot. Heart to motivate others, live through willpower when facing a potentially life threatening wound and the ability to be nice to the enemy soldiers who are wounded severely. Play Freedom Fighters if you want to expand on the last point in the Soviet invades the U.S.A scenario.

 

[nipsen]

one with sociopathic tendencies and yes im being serious.

Bingo. Mild insanity without being unpredictable makes you a perfect solider in an army. Unless you just want to fuck everything up, of course. Then you just give a bunch of kids some weapons, and let nature take it's course.

 

[BladeOfAkriloth]

His absence from the battlefield. The perfect soldier does not kill. The perfect soldier is a diplomat.

Someone ate a big heapin' bowl of pussy flakes this mornin'. Just kidding. I guess the thing that makes the best soldier would either be discipline or his ability to kill while avoiding being killed.

Actually, the best soldier is the one who convinces the platoon leader to make tazing bullets( non-lethal ones mind you) standard ammunition. That's the future of warfare, you get in, show your muscles and get out hopefully without casualties.

 

[NezumiiroKitsune]

So... many... MGS... paraphrased quotes... drowning... it's easy to forgot what sin is in the battlefield. ~gurgle~ On the battlefield, you never think about what's next... ~splutter, dies~

 

[Chrissyluky]

His heart seriously do you think love can bloom, even on a battlefield?

Rather his teamwork/ability to follow orders and not put his unit in jeapoardy.

heart meaning bravery....

 

[D088Y]

heart is a derogitry tearm for emotions thus it can only be brain because all emotion comes from the brain

 

[Random Argument Man]

Since a heart only pops up blood into the system, I would've said brain.

However, I never got the idea when someone with a good brain goes into the army in the first place.

So...Nothing. There's no such thing as a good soldier in my eyes.

 

[MrDeano89]

a REALLY good gun and an ability to use it effectively

 

[letsnoobtehpwns]

Being able to fight with others, take orders, leadership skills, discipline, being good with a rifle, and knowing how to handle himself under the pressure of combat. Overall, a brain is what makes a soldier deadly. Emotions just get in the way.

 

[A random person]

Both, but mostly brain. Heart can interfere when you're out there to kill.

What I was going to say. But as for how they use their brain, look at Max's post.

 

[clicketycrack]

His absence from the battlefield. The perfect soldier does not kill. The perfect soldier is a diplomat.

Someone ate a big heapin' bowl of pussy flakes this mornin'. Just kidding. I guess the thing that makes the best soldier would either be discipline or his ability to kill while avoiding being killed.

Actually, the best soldier is the one who convinces the platoon leader to make tazing bullets( non-lethal ones mind you) standard ammunition. That's the future of warfare, you get in, show your muscles and get out hopefully without casualties.

I don't really know how far they have developed, but they have already made taser bullets for a standard 12 gauge shotgun. They're supposed to be used for crowd control.

 

[RebelRising]

A healthy combination of Resourcefulness (knowing when to fight/retreat, recognizing threats beforehand, being economical with ammo and cover) and Bravery (risking harm to self in helping comrades, being an example to others, and putting larger stakes before your yourself). They sometimes balance each other out, and sometimes they go hand in hand.

The reason I don't put obedience/discipline is because once your training is over, and you're plopped in the middle of a battle, it's not as important as it is when you have a Full Metal Jacket-esque Sergeant yelling at you and breathing down your neck.