Quote Originally Posted by Fuchs View Post
Neither of those apply if reason tells them that these wars serve no purpose for the nation (a not really far-fetched conclusion).

Especially those who joined pre-2001 with the idea of actually serving and defending their country - instead of the constant nonsense bullying and meddling of the last ten year - may be prone to rejecting deployments, having seen too much of the reality.
Según me dicen, one’s relationships with those in his/her unit tend to be the single most important motivating factor for those in combat situations. If that is indeed the case it should hold true in spite of and possibly even more strongly because of one’s own assessment of the grander design.