While the teenage boy in me is wowing over an opportunity like this, any type of work for the DoD unless it is in the creation of equipment that helps out the medical operations aspect is circumspect in my book. Communications systems can be seen as perhaps helping to eliminate the accidental deaths of civilians, but part of me thinks that they would be just more just to help improve the efficiency of killing people. I suppose my pacifism works on a different level, to me anything done to help another's demise that was avoidable should be avoided.
At the same time it's a fantastic opportunity. I guess I just wonder what happens if you end up working on a targeting system or something like that. Would your conscious be at ease? If so, go for it. If not, perhaps thinking a little more would be good.
I sound like I'm saying not to take it, which isn't what I'm trying to say. I guess I just wonder about what you'd do if you were assigned to a position that made you morally uncomfortable.
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Date: 2006-12-06 02:21 pm (UTC)From:At the same time it's a fantastic opportunity. I guess I just wonder what happens if you end up working on a targeting system or something like that. Would your conscious be at ease? If so, go for it. If not, perhaps thinking a little more would be good.
I sound like I'm saying not to take it, which isn't what I'm trying to say. I guess I just wonder about what you'd do if you were assigned to a position that made you morally uncomfortable.