Getting shot at is, itself, sort of foggy. Submarine folks haven’t been shot at in many years. Navy food technicians, cooks, whatever, might be on a submarine. No more or less at risk than the rest of that crew.
Everybody signs on the line that is dotted committing to follow orders and if a cook is ordered to Iraq, he goes.
“Getting shot at is, itself, sort of foggy.”
“Getting shot at” is obviously figurative language. You probably know this, but took advantage anyway. You probably collect benefits you don’t deserve.
Submarines are inherently dangerous, that’s why they get submarine pay even in peacetime.