When you think about it, our emotions are changed when you join the military. 'I will wipe that smile off your face', 'Don't be a cry baby'. These are some of the statements screamed at you in basic training (Well I know in Australia it is). You are trained to not display your emotions. You may feel them, but your not allowed to display them.
This is also the reason they used to use for not having females in combat roles. The excuse was that guys would get attached to members of the opposite sex and if they fell in battle, they guys would stop to see if they were alright. Some countries have female fighters and some of them are the best in the world. But when you think about it, we are all trained to not display our emotions. No one can make you feel or not feel anything. They just stop you displaying them.
Another thing is that our morals, idea's, and our beliefs are shattered on the battlefield.
The old love thy neighbour, be kind to our elders, don't hit women, etc, etc.
We see up front and personal how cruel people can be. The indiscriminate massacre of innocent men, women and children.
My father died in early 08. I had only just completed my PTSD course. I cried for 5 min. I had only just had bowel surgery and my stomach was full of stitches. He lived 1400km away and I was not allowed to travel. I was still not really sad. I loved him very much and it was only really last year that I was really sad about it.
I have also been accused of being a heartless son of a bitch. People that I know have come up to me and told me something sad and I have not showed any emotion.
Margaret, my fiancée, has mentioned that I don't look happy sometimes. Most of the time I am, but on the inside. I still have trouble displaying these emotions sometimes. Yet other times, I can tear up at a silly movie.
The Anger emotion is the only one we were allowed to display. Aggression helped to get through a pain barrier when you were hurting. Think about a bayonet course, use anger.
Well, just my opinion, will be interested on hearing from the rest of you.
Jimmy
This is also the reason they used to use for not having females in combat roles. The excuse was that guys would get attached to members of the opposite sex and if they fell in battle, they guys would stop to see if they were alright. Some countries have female fighters and some of them are the best in the world. But when you think about it, we are all trained to not display our emotions. No one can make you feel or not feel anything. They just stop you displaying them.
Another thing is that our morals, idea's, and our beliefs are shattered on the battlefield.
The old love thy neighbour, be kind to our elders, don't hit women, etc, etc.
We see up front and personal how cruel people can be. The indiscriminate massacre of innocent men, women and children.
My father died in early 08. I had only just completed my PTSD course. I cried for 5 min. I had only just had bowel surgery and my stomach was full of stitches. He lived 1400km away and I was not allowed to travel. I was still not really sad. I loved him very much and it was only really last year that I was really sad about it.
I have also been accused of being a heartless son of a bitch. People that I know have come up to me and told me something sad and I have not showed any emotion.
Margaret, my fiancée, has mentioned that I don't look happy sometimes. Most of the time I am, but on the inside. I still have trouble displaying these emotions sometimes. Yet other times, I can tear up at a silly movie.
The Anger emotion is the only one we were allowed to display. Aggression helped to get through a pain barrier when you were hurting. Think about a bayonet course, use anger.
Well, just my opinion, will be interested on hearing from the rest of you.
Jimmy
