[Fawn]

Still...technical or not......kids that join the service are not told they are signing up 'to die for their country.'
Just like when I get on the south florida roads ---I don't expect to die.....even though odds are very high that I will.
Is that a good analogy? Maybe not.

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"Is that a good analogy? Maybe not."

It's a fair one. I served in peacetime, however, my risk of dying was much greater on a Navy ship than it was at home.

I get your point, but Wolfie's comment is still valid.