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When soldiers of the United States Military come home, they - in most cases - are revered; looked up to; respected; and are seen as people who risk their lives for us and our country, be it for the search of WMDs, to stop the possible spread of communism, or keep our trade routes open. Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell tells an “eyewitness account of the operation Redwing and the lost heroes of SEAL team 10.” and tells about the respect and gratification that he believes veterans deserve. Contrary to what Luttrell believes, I believe that revering such people that serve in the military shouldn't be as brash as we look at it, instead military service should be frowned upon and discouraged. Veterans who are finished serving, even those that are still currently serving automatically expect respect and reverence from the people of our society for doing such a “noble” act. Our society today, in modern United States; troops are sought after because their service to our country is thought to be a grand and selfless act. Frankly, not a single person can provide us with an exact, reasonable, and truthful answer to why we are fighting currently. Is it to re-stabilize a government we can be proud of? Is it to ensure that we have access to a bounty of oil? Or is it that we are simply trying to stop the spread of Communism? Young people in the United States are being taken advantage of and are being recruited to join the military as soon as they are of age; which in most cases is right after one graduates from high school. They are immediately presented with a “good” career choice (military service), that ensures they will be well received and thought of, taken care of, and their service will be seen as a noble act for our country's “... ... middle of paper ... ...g them that after military service they will come home to being well received. Currently this is the case, but if it were not in the future funding that currently goes to an act that is seen as “selfless and noble” could be better spent on education at all levels. With a better funded and put together educational system at all levels for our nation, not a single person could be coming of age and only have military service as a career choice. Simply, the brash thought common society has is that our soldiers are “dying for us”. This thought needs to be reconsidered and reevaluated, Are they dying for us? Or are they dying for other tangible material. The United States Military and it's recruiters are a crude bunch, and the public needs to come to it's epiphany, and realize that people that ultimately kill for a career are not noble and do not deserve our reverance.