<p>wow, I never thought about the whole fearing for others part… but in a way we are suppose to fear for others as it will be our duty to protect them with everything we are. So in that respect it further puts the responsibility on ourselves to lose all fear and just pick up a determination to get the job done. Of course as DS said, the training is what gets you there. So I guess my question to grads and officers would be, does the training kill the fear?</p>
<p>And in regards to the telling family members, I believe that is up to the person. A leader who honest to God loved his men and blames himself for the failure may have a hard time and requires courage, but a leader who realizes and understands the means of war may believe its just another day and he has to get his job done. Of course the latter is a complete ■■■■■■■, but I am sure theres plenty of people in the military who are very apathetic like that. (I have no stats or evidence supporting that surenes=/) And when you look at the samurai or the knights of the feudal age, was it not the warriors ability to kill emotions that made them stronger? Of course thats my dad’s method when training me for wrestling, I am not really sure how far that goes into warfare. =D</p>