A Poker Champ Explains What Gambling Teaches Us About War

In basic thete was a trainee from New Orleans, and he was a hustler at craps. He was taking everyone's hard earned .50 cents an hour payrolls. I had never played, so I bet a dollar and lost. That was the last time I gambled in the military. I came up, not poor, but not middle class either, so every penny I had, I kept it close to me.
I'm not sure I agree with the comparison of the Infantry and gambling, being close to the same thing, but I don't know about gambling, except it's a quick way to lose, and that's not what the Infantry wants to do.

An Army veteran and poker champion explains what gambling can teach about war.
In many ways war and combat are all about calculated risk. Ground combat troops, like the infantry, are masters of controlled chaos, which means they are experts at assessing risk and responding to it appropriately.

Combat, like poker, is a gamble. There is no guarantee of success, but a commander that accepts the risk and then attacks when he has the advantage has a better chance of defeating the enemy than a leader who avoids risk.