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Originally Posted by Aramike
Killing has been around a lot longer than basic training. Personally I do not believe that there is a GENERALIZED natural instinct to not take a human life - instincts are proactive, and not taking a life is the default position). I believe that there IS a natural instinct to kill if threatened severly enough, however (this is supported by modern psychology).
Having been through basic training myself, I believe that there is very little in the way of breaking down any humanistic instincts. At least, not any more than there was on my highschool football team...
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Some form of basic training has always been around both ancient and modern. The Spartans started vey young. The reason was to remove the base instinct not to take human life. Airforce basic isn't the same as basic for up close killers. You can always tell who the AF bus drivers are.