Military Man Blogs About His Own Death

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Originally Posted by Bobc01

I suppose there's a moral to this, if you don't want to get killed, don't join the army.

As it is, give any real soldier an oppurtunity to go to war and they'll jump at the chance.

It's the armchair faggots sat at home that make all the fuss about it.

I disagree - I considered myself a "real soldier" and I never "jumped at the chance" to go to war. Yes, I went, and did it without complaining, but to assume all real soldiers are war mongers is way off.

I served for a few reasons:

1. It was a good job that let me travel and get my education at the same time (I was a communications system tech so most of my time was spent in facilities not much different than those of AT&T - however, I did see enough field duty to know what it's like)
2. I agree in concept that citizens have the right and responsibility to protect a way of life.
3. I love my country.
4. I had to prove to my dad that I had what it took.... (It's a long story)

I never wished that anyone would ever have to die - but I accepted it as a fact of life and a potential part of the job - even if that meant I might be put in harms way. Thankfully, I survived all of those encounters.