Real-Life Decision Making -- Solution
You fly at the enemy plane and launch your own missile.
You fly directly at the enemy plane and launch a preemptive strike. This decision might save your life, but it is also an act of aggression. That is different from peacekeeping.
In a peacekeeping situation, fighter pilots are directed to fire upon the enemy only when they're in immediate danger themselves. The action you've just taken could have very serious implications. This is not a decision you should have made on your own.
Fighter pilots must be excellent decision-makers. That's because they have to handle multiple tasks, often within split seconds. They have to react quickly to changing circumstances, and if they cannot do that, they will put themselves and others in jeopardy.
"You can't be indecisive, and if you are indecisive you are never going to make it," says Jack Redmond, a retired fighter pilot. The consequences of a mistake can be far-reaching and serious. It can undermine mission objectives, cost many lives and result in great physical damage and loss.