<p>Smiledarling says "By joining the military it doesn’t necessarily mean that you support the war. It means you’re looking for everything the military can provide you. The military is not political - it is not a liberal tool or a conservative tool - it is a national tool. Just because we have to obey the president doesn’t mean we have to agree with him. "</p>
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<p>NewMassdsd says “You may not be aware, but officers are trained to not question or argue about the mission (imagine if they did during wartime.”</p>
<p>This is what I found to be the most troubling intrapsychic coflict to deal with when working with active duty military.</p>
<p>Again, it is often too late when this hits home. At a certain level, service, location, it may not mean having to kill someone you don’t believe is your enemy, but it seems worse sometimes, to be making decisions that contribute to others doing it for you. For me, that meant doing what I was trained to do, sending a whole lot of people back to fight when they said they were willing to kill themselves to get out.</p>