You should also take into account that our soldiers’ jobs are by their nature more stressful than most civilian jobs. Not just because of the dangers, but also because they often require separation from their spouses or loved ones, as well as obedience to a rigid command structure and 24-hour a day codes of conduct. Soldiers have always enjoyed a little more leeway as to their “workplace environment” because of that.
I’d rather have soldiers that have some outlets to maintain their sanity than try to make them into altar boys.
Understood. Thanks for bringing up that point.