1. Critical Thinking is absolutely encouraged and even stressed in the military but make no mistake, there are times and situations that will warrant the Junior Soldiers full attention and all that critical thinking training will go out of the window. As a leader you always want to leave your imprint on the subordinate and hopes that he/she takes and retains all the training you taught them but in the heat of battle, I have to give orders and I need the young Soldier to execute with haste. Everyone in the military should be practicing Critical Thinking. The military is an easy organization to be in when you first join. Just do as youre told, be on time, be in the right uniform and pass your pt test. Critical Thinking for younger Soldiers needs to be applied when there is no supervision so they dont make stupid decisions like drinking and driving. The worst scenario to be in where everyone uses critical thinking is in a life threating situation where there is one person in charge. Any could cause delay and time is essential to saving lives.
