War is sad, and it's true that all the soldiers dying is tragic. But people being pro war until one of their own gets killed reminds me of the following Monty Python sketch:
Colonel: Come in, what do you want?
(Private Watkins enters and salutes.)
Watkins: I'd like to leave the army please, sir.
Colonel: Good heavens man, why?
Watkins: It's dangerous.
Colonel: What?
Watkins: There are people with guns out there, sir.
Colonel: What?
Watkins: Real guns, sir. Not toy ones, sir. Proper ones, sir. They've all got 'em. All of 'em, sir. And some of 'em have got tanks.
Colonel: Watkins, they are on our side.
Watkins: And grenades, sir. And machine guns, sir. So I'd like to leave, sir, before I get killed, please.
Colonel: Watkins, you've only been in the army a day.
Watkins: I know sir but people get killed, properly dead, sir, no barley cross fingers, sir. A bloke was telling me, if you're in the army and there's a war you have to go and fight.
Colonel: That's true.
Watkins: Well I mean, blimey, I mean if it was a big war somebody could be hurt.
Colonel: Watkins why did you join the army?
Watkins: For the water-skiing and for the travel, sir. And not for the killing, sir. I asked them to put it on my form, sir - no killing.
Colonel: Watkins are you a pacifist?
Watkins: No sir, l'm not a pacifist, sir. I'm a coward.
Colonel: That's a very silly line. Sit down.
Watkins: Yes sir. Silly, sir. (sits in corner)
Colonel: Awfully bad.
Colonel: Come in, what do you want?
(Private Watkins enters and salutes.)
Watkins: I'd like to leave the army please, sir.
Colonel: Good heavens man, why?
Watkins: It's dangerous.
Colonel: What?
Watkins: There are people with guns out there, sir.
Colonel: What?
Watkins: Real guns, sir. Not toy ones, sir. Proper ones, sir. They've all got 'em. All of 'em, sir. And some of 'em have got tanks.
Colonel: Watkins, they are on our side.
Watkins: And grenades, sir. And machine guns, sir. So I'd like to leave, sir, before I get killed, please.
Colonel: Watkins, you've only been in the army a day.
Watkins: I know sir but people get killed, properly dead, sir, no barley cross fingers, sir. A bloke was telling me, if you're in the army and there's a war you have to go and fight.
Colonel: That's true.
Watkins: Well I mean, blimey, I mean if it was a big war somebody could be hurt.
Colonel: Watkins why did you join the army?
Watkins: For the water-skiing and for the travel, sir. And not for the killing, sir. I asked them to put it on my form, sir - no killing.
Colonel: Watkins are you a pacifist?
Watkins: No sir, l'm not a pacifist, sir. I'm a coward.
Colonel: That's a very silly line. Sit down.
Watkins: Yes sir. Silly, sir. (sits in corner)
Colonel: Awfully bad.
scandiarose:
sadly and tragicly this is very very true up untill a few years ago you didnt even see combat type scenes in the recruitment ads. you saw get a carrer be set for life type stuff. exotic locations it looked more like a resort ad than military service. then when the kids get there 
they get in harms way and it's OMG! i am gonna die! thats why i told my kids when they were very young that military = fighting and war and maybe even getting very hurt. why lie about it ? and why glamourise it? yes war is sometimes a nessesity. sometimes it's folly. but by all means it surely it isnt club med! 
the only chicks you'll truely pick up are dead ones guys. and it's hard to see the world from inside a cargo plane, sub, tank or fighter jet. you will meet people they will interogate kill and tourture you . you may be required to do the same to them or even kill them in cold blood or they may kill you. you may come home you may not you may be mamed physically or mentally your children may be deformed you may not be able to have kids. an army of one? that you may find to be more than true when your out on the field. i am not anti war in any way , but i am pro truth. Warfare is messy at best military service is about defence and often offense it's dangerous and not risk free. tell people the truth. let them decide. 
they get in harms way and it's OMG! i am gonna die! thats why i told my kids when they were very young that military = fighting and war and maybe even getting very hurt. why lie about it ? and why glamourise it? yes war is sometimes a nessesity. sometimes it's folly. but by all means it surely it isnt club med! the only chicks you'll truely pick up are dead ones guys. and it's hard to see the world from inside a cargo plane, sub, tank or fighter jet. you will meet people they will interogate kill and tourture you . you may be required to do the same to them or even kill them in cold blood or they may kill you. you may come home you may not you may be mamed physically or mentally your children may be deformed you may not be able to have kids. an army of one? that you may find to be more than true when your out on the field. i am not anti war in any way , but i am pro truth. Warfare is messy at best military service is about defence and often offense it's dangerous and not risk free. tell people the truth. let them decide.