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Thorwegian ❄️ | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @a344ae77 war veterans? same story. when they return to civilian life, they always miss the camaraderie of the battlefield and the profound sense of purpose they felt, because their individual actions could often mean life or death for the rest of the group. it's hard to find such a great sense of purpose in day-to-day life.
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4b21745c | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @c721880c sometimes, yes. The conscripts I knew had no sense of that. Either naked racism, or just going with the flow. But the trauma and the pain were real. Seeing friends pass out from excessive PT, the mental break downs, the abuse of power. For every 1 soldier in the front line, there are 9 in support. No sense of purpose, just plodding, waiting to get out, to be able carry on with life. It was very close to a jail sentence.
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Thorwegian ❄️ | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @a344ae77 i have a feeling that it's different for professional armies