Nice responses here. Should've expected it to get all political :jointsmile: .

It's funny how when I say military, everyone automatically assumes I mean infantry. It's possible for anyone to join the army as an engineer, pilot, doctor, nurse or to help with spreading aid to poor countries. In my eyes, this is far more worthy of respect than anyone with enough bloodlust to find attraction in killing for cash.

The only people I have met personally who are joining/joined the army have fit into the latter category. I shared my last year of university living four doors down from a psychopath that bought knives off ebay and spoke directly to the soldiers on Call of Duty 3 on the Xbox while he played :wtf: . However, it's not in my nature to generalise. My brother told me about a friend that returned from Afghanistan and came home to a letter saying he was to go back in 6 months (he must be there now). My brother was curious as to what he had to do, but when he asked, the friend just replied "i'd rather not talk about it."
B.Basher Reviewed by B.Basher on . The Military: Your personal viewpoints What is your personal view concerning the military? My personal belief is that the notion of pride in joining the military is more than a little stale in these backward times. Any misconception that joining the military makes one more of a "man" or a better person only leads to the kind of pricks you get coming out of the TA thinking they're Chuck Norris. All the same, while I believe there is zero pride involved in putting one's life on the line for a corrupt government that see one as just Rating: 5