My opinion...and opinions are like assholes - everyone's got one...mine may stink more than someone else's...
You've got to carry a certain swagger, confidence, ego, etc. if you're the first ones in, the first ones to die. Makes me think of that scene in "300", where those guys who come to support Sparta ask why the Spartans have brought so few men. Spartan King goes round and asks a few guys their professions..and winds up saying "see old friend? I've brought more soldiers than you did"...or something to that affect. They have to be hardcore mf-uhs because of what they've been tasked to do. Our other military personnel are hardcore themselves, just in slightly different ways. We have different branches to serve specific purposes so the 5-stars can play RISK with each branch's expertise in order to win. What epitomizes a "soldier" to me is the image of an army soldier and a marine - Individual fighting mothafuckas trained to kill & survive with nothing. Anyone who serves for any of the branches are fucking heros. Of course, we'll always get bad eggs no matter what carton they're in.
My two cents...I'd like my change please.
