reply to post by wayno
Wayno, I'm smiling when I say this, and I'm saying this with a bit of wry humor in mind, but you're perverted.
Some of the actions and activities in combat, on reflection, are some of the most unselfish acts possible. Men do things in combat they aren't even
remotely capable of once the shooting stops.
This is difficult to explain. Normally, we use logic in making our decisions, viewing our options, and we generally make decisions that are best for
ME.
When the shooting starts, all of this is completely gone. A battlefield has zero room for logic. It's all instinct, it's all teamwork, it's all
task oriented toward eliminating the danger of the moment. And yet, I've heard some of the most hilarious comments made at the worst possible
times.
Some men, even very young men, have a unique ability to perform under these circumstances, where there is yelling, sometimes screaming, all kinds of
gunfire, explosions, cursing, pleading, and just a condition of chaos.
This is based on my personal observation. I thought about this for years, and could never find the words. But then I was reading some obscure texts,
and I found a man who long before me, had seen the identical same thing, yet he found the words better than I could ever hope for:
"Out of every hundred men, ten shouldn't even be there,
Eighty are just targets,
Nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them,
for they make the battle.
Ah, but the one.
One is a warrior,
and he will bring the others back."
Heraclitus, 500 BC
When you go messing around with traditional, proven methods of conducting warfare that WORKS FOR YOUR CULTURE, then you are liable to make a big
mistake.
This decision is not going to help the military, nor the men who are in the combat arms, nor those who it is intended to help.
I only speak of the combat arms.
back at ya 
