The Underappeciated

I was sitting in my religious studies class earlier, and my prof was talking about something... I can't remember what. But it's ok because it doesn't have anything to do with this post.

WHatever he was saying, I was thinking about war. And then I was thinking about soldiers. Soldiers in Iraq, OCS cadets training, men on duty. Whatever it is, they're out there right now doing something in the interest of their nations, and here we are sitting on our fat asses (ok, MY fat ass) in the aircon/heat, not worrying about terror or war or perpetrators or threats.

To be underappreciated is a shitty feeling. As much as people hate NS, it contributes to the feeling of security. When your time is up, and someone else is doing your job, think about it. If he wasn't there doing your job, and there was no Army/Armed Forces, you'd be f*cked. You wouldn't be in your chair thinking about what you should eat for lunch/dinner, or if you should play this game on your computer or that, but rather you'd be wondering if your house is gonna get hit by an RPG, or 7.62mm rounds, or if your country is gonna be invaded by the neighboring state. Would you lose your passport? Would you lose your citizenship? Would you lose your right to being a person? Would you lose your life?

Cheers to those who are serving their countries in the name of peace.