I see where you are coming from, but I disagree with you completely. I think people who are willing to trust and join the army if they have other available options are making a huge mistake. The majority of people in this country never asked for foreign wars that bring nothing but destruction. People dying in these conflicts are dying for no reason. If national pride makes you feel better that you risked your life for a pointless cause, then so be it.
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It has nothing to do with trust of lack of options. Nothing to do with agreement with most of the wars we have been in. Nothing to do with national pride. I'm not sure at this point I can offer an explaination that you would appreciate or understand as you seem quite sure you already know the way things are.
τούτου μὲν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐγὼ σοφώτερός εἰμι· κινδυνεύει μὲν γὰρ ἡμῶν οὐδέτερος οὐδὲν καλὸν κἀγαθὸν εἰδέναι, ἀλλ᾽ οὗτος μὲν οἴεταί τι εἰδέναι οὐκ εἰδώς, ἐγὼ δέ, ὥσπερ οὖν οὐκ οἶδα, οὐδὲ οἴομαι· ἔοικα γοῦν τούτου γε σμικρῷ τινι αὐτῷ τούτῳ σοφώτερος εἶναι, ὅτι ἃ μὴ οἶδα οὐδὲ οἴομαι εἰδέναι.