It’s an old tired joke. I understand the seriousness of the situation and I hate the Turks. My grampa fought them in WWI.My son fought ragheads in Iraq back in 2003 with the 505 82nd Airborne.
Two of my great uncles fought in WWI. They took cared for teams of mules used to move the field pieces.
Logistics of that time were pretty harsh.
My father in law was an intelligence officer in the 82nd Airborne. And an Electrical Engineer. He saw no duty abroad.
He spent 40 years in the weapons industry.