Nope. But I'm sure he was older and wiser and had fewer excuses than the young man I had conversation with yesterday. He's a young defense contractor - just graduated from college - who doesn't want to contribute to war and killing. He rationalizes his work on military vehicles as "saving lives" and could never work a munition system because that would be contributing to "all the killing". Never mind that all the work in munitions is going toward better control (controlled yields, precision guidance, etc...) which reduces unintentional deaths and reduces the overall number of munitions in play. Ah well, nevermind.
Sheesh...
Right now my work is hosting some fine folks from “over there” to teach them about the systems we’re installing. We’re helping rebuild without even leaving our desks... but subjecting some poor guys to negative temperatures and eight inches of snow.
Whatever floats his boat. He’s saving the lives of soldiers by the work he’s doing. I guess he just wants to feel justified in it.