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Originally Posted by OFKU0
I'm just wondering that perhaps someone has some experience with military training and combat that may enlighten those of us who haven't, so that we can try to understand these circumstances a little more clearly.
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You cannot become enlightened unless you experience it firsthand. Sorry, there is just no decent way to explain.
Suffice it to say, your reality changes when in the military/combat/combat zones/etc. The reality you knew disapears and is replaced by a whole new one.
I dunno, it is very hard to describe. I did many things and acted in many ways that I would never even consider "normal" as a civilian. But, at the time, it was "normal". I don't, however, condone such activity, but in a very strange way, I can understand it.
Edit: Imagine spending 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in a situation/scenario/location where your life is at stake at all times. You can't help but let it effect you and, yes, you do get very, very warped at times.