It's really pretty simple anon. The US armed services are and have been a volunteer only group for some time now. Anyone joining the military whether in peace or war time and holding some firm belief they could not wind up in a dangerous situation during their enlisted term of duty is holding some seriously deluded thoughts.

Honestly, enlisted men are injured and die without ever even seeing active duty for any number of reasons. While many such casualties are seemingly Darwinian in nature there are also instances of all kinds of accidents that can cause injuries or death too that are not battlefield related.

In the area of my own personal accountability I've talked with several people who've enlisted and prefer to inquire about their reasoning in joining, then (if they ask my opinion) try to give them my perspective relative to their ideas, but all in all it's their decision and life to do as they choose.

Back to the posted pic though, this guy joined up for one of the deadliest jobs on the planet, became injured and now seemingly decries the choice he made, though indeed it was always HIS choice to make. My question is : where does personal accountability for ones own actions or decisions enter his logical thought processes in protesting his own decision ? To my way of thinking it seemingly doesn't at all or he would not BE protesting !