Hi,
It would be nice to know in wich country you would have to serve.
To your second question:
I served for 3 years at the army at the medicals. From that point of view, the inner crisis you feel is even more obvious.
I shall use my weapons not only to prolonge my own life but life of men and wounded people that have been given to my supervision. The thing is that I have to wait others attacking me and/or the people I mentioned above before I "may" do so.
In Macedonia, I once had the situation that I had to shoot once (I thank god I´ve missed) in order to kill to save others and myself. You cannot imagine how heavy your rifle fells like when you do so for the first time.
At that time, I'm sure, I did the right thing, even if I hit the "target". But now I don't want to get in such a situation any more. The point is, when you subscribe to do longer, that you don't really believe this could happen, and if, it might be some adventure.
Under my command 3 mates got hurt, one seriously, though I did the best I could and were not to blame for it. It all just deepened my desire to become a doctor - a civilian one.
About Heli:
No matter what citizen you are:
For this aim you will have to serve either as an uncommitted Officer or even as Officer. I know that because I fly myself and went to the Army originaly to fly. They did not take me because of 2 tiny faillures of my body though I fly as a civilian. It was a strike of luck that I had to go to the medicals instead.
They will look at your health and bodyshape (your vertebra!) with wide open eyes ´cause they only take the best. This is everywhere the same, exspecially in America.
I myself actually assisted a dotor doing such inspections, so I know what I am talking about, believe me.
When people tell me they had to shoot and kill (I saw a few cases of what psychiatrists call post traumatic stress dissorder)I feel I got no right to juge them if they obeyed legal orders.It´s just god´s grace, that I cannot. They just are people like you and me put in a situation that goes beyond human soul and feelings.
Different it would be, if somebody bragged with having killed - though some people have just this way to live with something they did not want either fooling themselves it was a good deed.
Much stuff to read, I´m sorry, but I hope, it helps a bit.
Sgt. Rhythmo
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