Photographs of troops lifting logs do not prove military toughness or readiness. Such drills are cheap and visually impressive but, in this critique, do little to condition soldiers for combat. A thinking soldier trained to exercise judgment poses the greater threat. Military imagery can display hardship without demonstrating useful preparation.
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When hard-looking training does not build readiness
Visually strenuous drills can look tough while doing little to prepare troops to think and fight effectively.