No, it's not. It's a duty. This Escalante, you know why he was able to join? Because that job wasn't being done by a red blooded American citizen. We are at war. There should be so many people at the recruiter's office that we would never have to take a non-citizen. Instead, too many Americans would rather sit at home and watch those who volunteered on television like war is some kind of video game or action series.
Turn on the baseball playoffs one of these nights. When the camera pans the crowd, look at all those healthy young men in civvies. This is why Escalante is in the military.
Oohh...I know. I know.
Because he lied.