Why do soldiers fight for their country?

Soldiers fight because of the other members of their small unit. Most soldiers value honor and reputation more than their lives because life among comrades whom a soldier has failed seems lonely and worthless.

Who represented the ideal citizen soldier and was willing to defend his country out of civic duty?

4 Colonel Chamberlain epitomized the ideal of the citizen-soldier, not only for his decisive leadership in battle, but for his commitment to the principles for which he felt called to join the defense of the Union. In his view, right action left the North no other option than to preserve the Union.

What are the benefits of being a citizen soldier?

Army National Guard or Bust

• Financial Benefits. A career in the Army National Guard not only adds variety and excitement to life, but it also opens a host of financial benefits.
• Education Assistance and Development.
• Opportunities in Specialty Fields.
• Paid Training.
• Insurance Coverage.
• A Changing Guard.
• Serve Your Country.

Do you have to join the military to die for your country?

You don’t even have to join the millitary in order to die for your country, for example, during the Second World War hundreds of resistance fighters throughout Europe and beyond, not officially affiliated with any nation’s armed forces, gave up their lives in a struggle to defy Nazi oppression.

What does it mean to “die for your country?

Dying for your country is often arguably less about blindly following a “larger entity” and more about having the courage to stand up to those that threaten your family and your community when matters sadly descend into violence.

Should we grow too fond of war?

It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it. Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win. You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake. All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers.

Do you live for the Marines or die for the Corps?

A Drill instructor once told me, “You can either live for the Corps or Die for the Corps. You can either live for what you believe or die for what you believe…let’s make sure it’s the other guy who is dying for what they believe and not you…aim true young Marine.