Reply #7: If people of good conscience refuse to serve, then the military becomes even less good. [View All]

[Rabrrrrrr]

We've seen it happening in the chaplaincy corps - lots of ministers from legitimate faith expressions aren't signing up to be chaplains, and ministers from the Evangelical camps are flooding the system - leading to the many bullshit problems we're having with forced conversions, inappropriate religious bullshit, and so on, and a military trying desperately to get mainline and other legitimate ministers to join the chaplain corps.

As to your thoughts about being away from loved ones - I don't how you could achieve any kind of career that doesn't require some amount of sacrifice in terms of being away from loved ones; not if you want a truly good education and set of experiences, anyway. But I know that's easier said than done - being away from loved ones can be the pits. But on the other hand, to limit your life experiences just on that seems rather... well, limiting.

Whatever you decide, though, I'm sure it will be whatever is best for you, and will work out the way it is supposed to! Good luck!