Why does some military people perfer to spend most of their life on a battlefield?
960053
Because they are born to be soldiers.  Many many men are born to fight. Mercenaries are a select group. As far as the unfortunate suicides you speak of, it may not be that they "weren't happy to away from the battle field."\nIt may have been that they were haunted by all the people they killed or murdered or maimed or tortured.  \nI understand when you get older, you have a lot of time to think about the things you have done.\nIts doubtful they wanted to be on ANY battlefield anymore.
657722
Quoting a friend, my job as a military spouse is hard, but my husband's job is harder! I've loved being a military dependent. My life has greater purpose knowing I am supporting freedom simply by loving my husband and offering him a retreat that he can depend on in the midst of the intense stress of his job (even though he may hardly be home to enjoy that!). Not only that, my personal benefits have been many: I've made some incredible friends, broadened my horizons in a hundred different ways, discovered an inner strength and independence I only barely knew I had, and had the privilege of experiencing the benefits of military life (although they may be dwindling!). Yes, it's a tough life, but it's worth every minute for every lesson learned, and for the opportunity to support my husband as he lives out his dream to defend freedom.
235443
The problem is that battles are no longer restricted to battlefields.\nIt gets problematic when the enemy hides amongst the population.
150907
Because these kids (most are uner 25) have been sent to a foreign country and put in a situation where any of them could be killed, any time, any where. Where the people back home claim to support them but don't want them to actually finish what they started. Where the only news to come out of the area is bad news, irregardless of all the good that's being done. Where they've seen friends go out on patrol and never come back, or come back with traumatic injuries. Where the law of the land is highly restrictive (it is an Islamic nation, with Islamic cultural sensitivities) - many of the things we take for granted here are foreign ideas there. \n\n*Any* person put under this much stress will find ways to deal with that stress. Most find relatively non-destructive ways to deal - playing cards with the guys(and gals), sports, reading, etc. There will always be a few, however, who go to the extreme and vent their frustrations in a less than acceptable manner. It's the nature of the beast... not that the military has ever been that good at dealing with such stresses during an operation...
244319
After almost 20 years of service between 3 separate branches of the military I can tell you the pros and cons are as different as night and day. In many cases they can be the same thing. Travel for instance  Pro- You get to go to places where most people will never get to visit. Con - You might be visiting with the intentions of having to fight, kill or be killed. That is just one area to look into. There are others, but my suggestion is look inside yourself and see if you really have the desire to SERVE your fellow countrymen or are you just doing it for the "benefits". If its for the paycheck or the schooling or other benefits you Will be miserable most of the time. If you are here to try and "make a difference", All I can say is GO FOR IT! The worse that can happen is you quit or die. Everyone dies, but not everyone truly lives. Take a chance!
56879
Just about half the united states has someone in their family or friend in the military.  And im sure everyone in the united states knew someone at one point or another that died during a war.  Sad truth.
406329
A coward worries about death (or other things) all the time. So the person who said the quote is equating worrying all the time to "little deaths". Presumably a soldier goes through life with confidence and only dies upon his (or her) actual cessation of life. The moral of the story is, quit worrying about crap you have no control over!
840461
be in the military, I respect soldiers, but I don't believe in war\nclean other's homes\nlawyer
951166
the army is hard physical work not a fashion show........\nits also not fun and games its takes serious commitment
316724
As you will find most wars happen because people are so passionate about what they belive in. that in my opinion is why.
1069420
Your time in the Armed Forces has taken away time you would have normally spent doing your regular job like working in the office or in a laboratory. Sure, you've developed skills being in the Armed Forces but those skills aren't needed in times when you're not on active duty. What you know is probably good for wartime but in times when there's no one to fight it doesn't make sense to use it.\n\nIt's just another thing that Stupid forgot about when sending you over there.
143329
Army is a mind game too, The stress is put on very hard for the simple reason to see who cannot handle it. weed out the non-hacks. Some will stress out and take everything personally and some sit back and think it's comical.\n(but don't get caught smirking, that turned out to be a bad idea!)
651932
It is a million dollar question.No one wants war. Also those who are itching to wage a war want the war to be waged in some other country but not in their country. But remember no country can rule over any other country for long.The soldiers want to go back to enjoy life with their family and not daily risk their life at a far off land.\nSince man power is limited with super powers they would not like to sacrifice their army but then fight from the sky.\nUltimately what theyt would get is only burial grounds.\nMay be CALM would prevail at that stage.There will be no more enemies to fight with.nor any friends to live with
1002579
yes. the people in it are close-knit and won't let you down. if one soldier is hurt, the others will stay by his side until he is back on US soil, dead or alive. the military is actually a great thing, despite what some liberal media networks want you to think.
573887
Well, for me it was simple. I was young and needed discepline and guidence in my life. I felt like the Army would give that to me while at the same time, I was doing something that I could be proud of. I don't think people join just to fight. I think it is more about a sense of ownership in who you are and what you believe in with regerds to what this country was built on and stands for and what it really means to be and American. It's being a part of one of the largest "Teams" in the world with one goal in mind...hte protection of this great country and all who call it home.  \n\nWhile I was in the Army, my job was not to die for my country....it was to provide the enemy with the maximum opportunity to die for his. ;-)
1149503
It provides overall physical fitness.  Often most military (not the paper pusher end) are subjected to physical work everyday.  Having the necessary tools to do the job (muscles) will help you do it faster and better.  Bullet Proof vests and Kevlar helmets are for stopping bullets.
801051
It is civilians on the battlefield.  They are hired to plan civilian roles for our troops taring for the War in Iraqi.\n\nGod Bless You and The Southern People.