Military works by strict rules, regulations, tactical thinking etc.
Not so true with the modern military. Like most modern team based organisations they work by strong systems of communication (which the Doctor is very bad at - most fictional characters are because writers like to pull rabbits out of hats) and well practised protocols, that then allow very creative thinking and individual initiative. It is actually much closer to how say a hospital ER would work than the traditional image of a Prussian style military. The Doctor should approve, I think, even if he wouldn't want to be a team player himself.
Unless that creates a paradox. And if he's part of events, that's quite probably not an option...
Aaargh. You see this is why I want to know what the rules are! It is impossible to think about this stuff and understand what is going on unless they have fixed rules. The lack of rules isn't a licence for creativity it is a serious limit on creativity because if you don't have a sensible framework to expand on, how can one even start to think about it?
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Not so true with the modern military. Like most modern team based organisations they work by strong systems of communication (which the Doctor is very bad at - most fictional characters are because writers like to pull rabbits out of hats) and well practised protocols, that then allow very creative thinking and individual initiative. It is actually much closer to how say a hospital ER would work than the traditional image of a Prussian style military. The Doctor should approve, I think, even if he wouldn't want to be a team player himself.
Aaargh. You see this is why I want to know what the rules are! It is impossible to think about this stuff and understand what is going on unless they have fixed rules. The lack of rules isn't a licence for creativity it is a serious limit on creativity because if you don't have a sensible framework to expand on, how can one even start to think about it?