After War Zone Scandals, Special Operators Are Curbing Deployments and Investing in Ethics Training
12 Apr 2021
Military.com | By Stephen Losey
In the world of special operations, the moral choices troops must make are "definitely not black and white," Robert Mitchell, associate dean for Joint Special Operations University, acknowledged.
But in recent years, some special operations forces have pushed the envelope on "gray area" behavior, acting in ways that are clearly unethical or illegal, and in cases, even committing war crimes. These high-profile scandals prompted U.S. Special Operations Command to launch a major review to get at the root of the problems plaguing the SOF community.
Now, more than a year after SOCOM unveiled the results of its comprehensive review, the command is making headway on several fronts.
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