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Originally Posted by Webstral
My anecdotal experience is that those who volunteer for the combat arms--infantry in particular--are looking for a fight.
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Not always true. I went for infantry because it's the most challenging of any branch. The Army revolves around the Infantry. But since my early teens, I've been one of those people who knew how to fight, but never wanted to. And I damn sure never wanted to have to kill anyone, though it turned out I could when I had to. And now that I'm no longer in the Army, I hope I never have to so much as slap someone. I won't even smack my dogs on the butt.
I wouldn't want anyone in my unit to WANT to go to war. I think such people are as dangerous to our side as the enemy -- maybe more so. You should be prepared for a fight, able to kick ass, but not dreaming of the day when you can shoot someone.
That's my take on it.