Originally Posted by KellyC

I agree that some soldiers can be assholes as well and you certainly read/hear a good amount of them from the media. But soldiers do a lot more than teachers or (insert person/job). They put their lives on the line fighting for a noble cause and they can't just quit when they don't feel like fighting any more in a way that teachers can. That is not to say that teachers don't deserve praise, they do, but I don't put them on the same level as soldiers when comparing the jobs/things they do and the problems they face.