You know the recruitment slogan, "be all you can be." Commercials targeted at youth ask them to consider a life in the armed forces. Since I am sitting in my home safe and sound, watching the TV I couldn't help wonder, why young men and women decide to join the armed forces.
With an unpopular war being waged 1/2 way around the world, what compels a young adult to choose to go and fight?
As a mother, the idea of my child going to war, let alone volunteering, scares me. My children are young and concerned about social injustice, they hope they never have to go to war or anyone they love has to go to war. I can't imagine the worry, anxiety and stress a mother goes through when their child cooes to go into the military.
Don't get me wrong I think that making the choice to enter into the military is an honerable choice, one to be proud of. I just don't understand it myself and I fear that one day my children may chooose a life in a war zone.
Why do People Choose to Become Soldiers
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I recently read an article in Enlightenment magazine about a young marine who made the choice to enlist and go to Iraq. His quest was to have a life experience that was way beyond the ordinary. And through that journey he learned about loyalty, brotherhood, perseverance and the incredible skill of working as a team. He has since retired from the marines, but he said that experience has molded his entire life -- for the better. Interesting way to look at it.
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