and bless them, whatever and all.
i care about my country and stuff bu i d have a really hard time bombing / shooting people doing that job, id enjoy flying in those jets or something though, dknow, what do you think?
2007-12-23 12:10:22 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Army exists for killing people.
2007-12-23 12:14:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
When you're on the front lines in a war, often the people in your immediate unit become like a family to you. You live together, you sleep together, you work together. If someone rushed your mom or boyfriend them, what would be your reaction? Yeah, you might not like the idea of killing someone, but in that split second, you're not thinking about that. The only thing you know is that someone you care deeply about is in danger.
There are a LOT of jobs in the military that never require killing anyone or fighting on the front lines though. I think the Department of Defense, which oversees the five branches of the American military, has about 2,000,000 people working for them. Only 4,000 of their employees have lost their lives in the most recent conflict.
By the way, the little out-of-the-way country of Iceland also does not have a military -- there was a NATO base there until last summer.
2007-12-23 16:15:11 · answer #2 · answered by benden 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Japan does have an army. It is just limited to under 100,000 men and women. If you fly jets you will kill people hundreds at a time. You dont have what it takes to be in the military if you are already thinking like that. But that is all right. Not everyone is cut out for this kinda thing
2007-12-23 13:28:04 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
The Swiss do have an army also, and honestly, I wouldn't screw with the Swiss. I've had the pleasure of training with some Swiss Guards, and their training is as difficult as anything I have ever seen, on par with SAS, seals and the like. As for that white flag, I would look towards the French for that.
2007-12-23 14:00:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Armies are there to carry out the will of governments when politics fail.
Ja.
2007-12-24 11:00:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'd be out of a job if the UK didn't have one
2007-12-24 05:56:47 · answer #6 · answered by jim bob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on your neighbours and policies.Vatican is not having any army.Similarly Bhutan is not having army.I have heard that Sweden is not having big army.
2007-12-23 17:34:41 · answer #7 · answered by leowin1948 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
School didn`t agree with you huh?
2007-12-24 02:42:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
why do the italians need an army? There guns are all damaged from being dropped so many times.
the french swiss army knife? a corkscrew and a white flag.
2007-12-23 12:15:36 · answer #9 · answered by TheHitcher 3 · 1⤊ 5⤋
you want to fly jets, so you can't see the people you kill, huh?
there comes a time in your life when you have to make a decision. all those infantrymen don't go, wanting to kill some one. you kill or be killed.
2007-12-23 12:31:30 · answer #10 · answered by gen patton 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋