Depends on the army. If its the army that is going to nurse Ebola patients or provide meals to the starving then yes of course they should be in “combat”. If its the one that has to kill and destroy property, then no.
I refer to this "army" as "tourists bringing gifts." It's how liberals see our military. As you say, it's not really an army, since armies do kill people and destroy their stuff. And it's why we will never win another war so long as the liberals are in control of our major institutions. They cannot bring themselves to wage war.
you forgot to throw in cleaning toliets....