"Really? How about dying for it?"
Being in the US military isn't all that dangerous compared to other dangerous jobs. Only 7000 or so depending on who you ask have died in the last 20 years. That includes two wars, one that lasted 15 years.
Truth. I just retired from the US Air Force 2 years ago. Spent 20 years as an IT technician. Most of the time, I just worked in a safe, secluded server room. Even while deployed to Iraq, I pretty much worked and lived in bunkers. Wasn't even allowed to leave the base. My job was pretty safe.
I deployed to a Marine camp once in 2005. My Marine boss said she hoped to god she never saw an Air Force person with a gun in their hands. She said that would mean the planes are down, the base is overrun, and the Marines are dead. She said we were literally the last line of defense. So if we were ever attacked, she told me to just hand my weapon and ammunition to the nearest Marine and go take cover until it's all over.
Just don't fly a helicopter during training exercises
"Would you give an arm? How about a leg?
