http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-24848550 As someone who was offered a career choice as a squaddie or a world of dole, I can see OPs point barely a day goes by now without disabled ex squaddies being shown on teh telly. As much as I think it is important to understand what is going on and be aware of the fallout/ conseqeunces of war, we are in a Squaddie=Diana mindset, and thats truly unhealthy. The whole redtop inspired help for heroes thing does leave me with a certain unease- it could be argued that its a cynical ploy to flog copy, deftly leeching into real death/diability/emotion.I will leave that open for discussion. We could argue that squaddies make a career choice, but thats a red herring really, given the backgound and range of real choices available to those who sign up. I was in Belgium the other week with the kids and we dropped into a remote battlefield/ cemetary on the way back to Calais- have you ever tried to explain what WW1 was really about and try to justify it ? then bring in WW2 and relate its roots back to the grim absurdity of the WW1 settlement - its not difficult to feel utter revulsion at what our previous leaders did to justify the centuries long land grab.