That does seem like a rational quote material:) and makes Jedi style negotiations so strawman…
I do wonder if such specialists have advantages/disadvantages compared to your regular civilian (as I have no idea about army men except ‘they train’) when they are forced beyond Yellow. I mean, being a negotiator doesn’t protect you from natural disasters, etc. - does their training kick in (at least the feeling of if you fail, it’s all your fault)?
Grossman names some professions that should never leave Condition Yellow:
Pilots
Negotiators
Bomb disposal experts
Hunters (the only everyday profession where you routinely have perceptual distortions like tunnel vision and esp. diminished sound (of the shot)
That does seem like a rational quote material:) and makes Jedi style negotiations so strawman… I do wonder if such specialists have advantages/disadvantages compared to your regular civilian (as I have no idea about army men except ‘they train’) when they are forced beyond Yellow. I mean, being a negotiator doesn’t protect you from natural disasters, etc. - does their training kick in (at least the feeling of if you fail, it’s all your fault)?