"The military suppresses those things"

Before I got to the above sentence, I thought to myself  "what on EARTH kind of mistake is he about to make???" 

But, thank Whatever, you righted the course, centered yourself again, and smelled that particular weasel in the woodwork.  

Men who think for themselves are exactly the kind of men that no military on earth is interested in.  They're only interested in men who will do what they're told, how they're told, when they're told.  There's no way to know of course, but I wonder how many men with an intellectual - even cerebral bent - have been sacrificed to the bloodlust of various militaries the world over.  Those folks are only interested in Yessir.  Whatever you say, sir.  

I'm not denigrating those who do sign up.  Being human beings, we seem to need to have the ability to kill competitors on a massive scale, and that has been the case since we crawled out of the caves.  To the victor go the spoils.  That kind of power though, can corrupt a mans mind beyond recall.  

I'm truly relieved your humanity rescued you from that debacle.  The world needs more peacemakers, and fewer war-makers.  

9 hours ago, hntnhole said:

"The military suppresses those things"

Before I got to the above sentence, I thought to myself  "what on EARTH kind of mistake is he about to make???" 

But, thank Whatever, you righted the course, centered yourself again, and smelled that particular weasel in the woodwork.  

Men who think for themselves are exactly the kind of men that no military on earth is interested in.  They're only interested in men who will do what they're told, how they're told, when they're told.  There's no way to know of course, but I wonder how many men with an intellectual - even cerebral bent - have been sacrificed to the bloodlust of various militaries the world over.  Those folks are only interested in Yessir.  Whatever you say, sir.  

I'm not denigrating those who do sign up.  Being human beings, we seem to need to have the ability to kill competitors on a massive scale, and that has been the case since we crawled out of the caves.  To the victor go the spoils.  That kind of power though, can corrupt a mans mind beyond recall.  

I'm truly relieved your humanity rescued you from that debacle.  The world needs more peacemakers, and fewer war-makers.  

Alternatively, we have the soldier who does THINK FOR HIMSELF & in saving his comrades he loses his own life. The sailor who pulls into his, already overloaded raft, a fellow sailor or even enemy for the simple reason that they do not pass alone, a private who thinks out of the box & is able to lead his already decimated platoon to safety. The following three are all in the "mindless members" ccategory of the Defence Forces, ('Weary' Dunlop MD, Vivien Bullwinkle & Betty Jeffries RN's & all Australian 🇦🇺 Defence Force members WWII), "never allowed to think for THEMSELVES" BUT, BY thinking for themselves, they became WAR HEROES & NATIONAL TREASURES. 

  No defence force would survive if everyone was allowed to question & individual curiosity was allowed to develope. In most similar jobs there is always a degree of restricted personal "curiosity". Nurses cannot do dressings, determine what drugs should be prescribed & times administered without a doctor's order & teachers, bankers, financial experts all have a specific set of rules that dictate the way things are done. 

  Maybe, rather than totally disregard defence service he could have researched his choices more fully, ie: defence force nursing services, an area well known for the staffs essential ability to "think on their feet", Supplies where a member is required to think of possible supply issues, disaster relief disbursement, cultural requirements. 

  Even as a Personal Trainer he will be bound by SUPPRESSIVE RULES & what some may also perceive as mindless rules because they should be obvious: he cannot be racist, touch or insert in to certain places, be discriminatory, or physically or mentally assault his clients. Unless you have a burning desire to be Trump/Musk 2.0, a certain mindlessness & restriction of curiosity will be encountered even in the most mundane jobs in existance - look at Trump & his limited functionality of grating hips, lip syncing & pointing his fingers. BOOORING😱😱😱. 

GOD BLESS 🙏, our Defence Force Personal 🇬🇧 🇦🇺 🇺🇲 🕊️🕊️🕊️!!!