Download or read book Torture and the Military Profession written by Jessica Wolfendale and published by Palgrave MacMillan. This book was released on 2007-10-04 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The military claims to be an honourable profession, yet military torture is widespread. Why is the military violating its own values? Jessica Wolfendale argues that the prevalence of military torture is linked to military training methods that cultivate the psychological dispositions connected to crimes of obedience. While these methods are used, the military has no credible claim to professional status. Combating torture requires that we radically rethink the nature of the military profession and military training.