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== The Long Answer == | == The Long Answer == | ||
The role of the military changes over time. Things are changing at the Pentagon. In 2005, [http://www.defenselink.mil/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=47 Gordon England] signed [http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/300005p.pdf 3000.05] which says that the military has to develop really advanced capabilities in fixing things up, and that they should get about as good at fixing things as they current are at breaking them. To be more precise, it says: | |||
Things are changing at the Pentagon. In 2005, [http://www.defenselink.mil/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=47 Gordon England] signed [http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/300005p.pdf 3000.05] which says that the military has to develop really advanced capabilities in fixing things up, and that they should get about as good at fixing things as they current are at breaking them. To be more precise, it says: | |||
''Stability operations are a core U.S. military mission that the Department of Defense shall be prepared to conduct and support. '''They shall be given priority comparable to combat operations''' and be explicitly addressed and integrated across all DoD activities including doctrine, organizations, training, education, exercises, materiel, leadership, personnel, facilities, and planning.'' | ''Stability operations are a core U.S. military mission that the Department of Defense shall be prepared to conduct and support. '''They shall be given priority comparable to combat operations''' and be explicitly addressed and integrated across all DoD activities including doctrine, organizations, training, education, exercises, materiel, leadership, personnel, facilities, and planning.'' | ||
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''Stability operations are conducted to help establish order that advances U.S. interests and values. The immediate goal often is to provide the local populace with security, '''restore essential services, and meet humanitarian needs'''. The long-term goal is to help develop indigenous capacity for securing essential services, a viable market economy, rule of law, democratic institutions, and a robust civil society. '' (emphasis added) | ''Stability operations are conducted to help establish order that advances U.S. interests and values. The immediate goal often is to provide the local populace with security, '''restore essential services, and meet humanitarian needs'''. The long-term goal is to help develop indigenous capacity for securing essential services, a viable market economy, rule of law, democratic institutions, and a robust civil society. '' (emphasis added) | ||
I believe what's going to come out of this directive in the long run is high quality solutions for shelter, for housing in general, for power, for water, for lighting, for cooking, and for every needful thing. | |||
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Why are the military interested in Hexayurts?
The short answer is that the military is always looking for new ways to solve problems.
The long answer is more complicated.
The Long Answer
The role of the military changes over time. Things are changing at the Pentagon. In 2005, Gordon England signed 3000.05 which says that the military has to develop really advanced capabilities in fixing things up, and that they should get about as good at fixing things as they current are at breaking them. To be more precise, it says:
Stability operations are a core U.S. military mission that the Department of Defense shall be prepared to conduct and support. They shall be given priority comparable to combat operations and be explicitly addressed and integrated across all DoD activities including doctrine, organizations, training, education, exercises, materiel, leadership, personnel, facilities, and planning.
Stability operations are conducted to help establish order that advances U.S. interests and values. The immediate goal often is to provide the local populace with security, restore essential services, and meet humanitarian needs. The long-term goal is to help develop indigenous capacity for securing essential services, a viable market economy, rule of law, democratic institutions, and a robust civil society. (emphasis added)
I believe what's going to come out of this directive in the long run is high quality solutions for shelter, for housing in general, for power, for water, for lighting, for cooking, and for every needful thing.