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[gubi-gubi]

Though I have never met anyone that posts here I have a reasonable amount of respect for everyone here but I just lost all respect for gubi. Serving ones country in the armed forces is honorable. Yes that means you can be placed in a combat situation but its far from mercenary work. Without the presence of armed forces the great nations of the world would not exist. What gives you the right to judge someone you've never met.

Well that's a matter of opinion. That's not what I said anyway I was enquiring about viewing the army as a career. Which in most uses of the term involves getting paid. Most people don't pursue a career for free do they? Like you said "Without the presence of armed forces the great nations of the world would not exist" so I was hoping to get a view other than 'it was a career choice' which seems to be the answer I hear from most people I speak to who have joined, people in my family included who viewed it as a way to get paid before pursuing something else which in my opinion is not that honourable and says a lot about options for young people.