Iirc, in the book, the point was that it was hazardous service - there was a real risk of loss of life or limb, which they underlined at every opportunity (remember the recruiter’s obviously prosthetic hand? He had one that blended in much better!) Otherwise, like dick_fineman said, customized to your abilities and you’re provided for. The idea was to filter out the self-serving sort.
But yeah, the problem becomes who gets to assign which duty - it becomes very easy to assign some people more hazardous positions depending on how “correct” their thinking is. Or more subtle things, like cultural fit, or education level.
Iirc, in the book, the point was that it was hazardous service - there was a real risk of loss of life or limb, which they underlined at every opportunity (remember the recruiter’s obviously prosthetic hand? He had one that blended in much better!) Otherwise, like dick_fineman said, customized to your abilities and you’re provided for. The idea was to filter out the self-serving sort.
But yeah, the problem becomes who gets to assign which duty - it becomes very easy to assign some people more hazardous positions depending on how “correct” their thinking is. Or more subtle things, like cultural fit, or education level.