I see them as all relatively the same thing (in terms of service to your fellow citizens). The only difference with a soldier of war is that you may have to spend more time away from your family. In the end though, that is just the nature of the job and shouldn't be weighed as *more* noble (do we say that prospectors who spend time away from family looking for new mines, or businesspeople who travel a lot are more nobel).
As for civic vs. national... Again, they are kind of the same things. The thing to remember is that you can hold true to both at the same time. I can be concerned about Toronto and want things for Toronto while having a pride in and concern for Canada as a whole. I don't see it as an either/or situation rather it a more complex relationship that shifts from the local to the federal depending on the issue and the circumstance.
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