I'm sure he is a much nicer person in real life than he appears on here..but I don't ever intend to find out since I find his postings to be quite negative and I refuse to put myself around extremely negative people.

As far as joining the military for benefits...trust me, they do...medical, especially. Like you, however, I have serious issues with going into it due to the killing/being killed aspect.

I come from a very long line of military relatives...All 7 of my uncles served in WWII, one of whom spent time in a concentration camp when captured by the German army. My dad served in the Korean crisis...so I do have a lot of respect for military personnel who go into it for the right reasons...patriotism.

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked,the good fortune to run into the ones I do,and the eyesight to tell the difference.