You and I both man. When I tell a lot of my friends that I want to go into the Military they say, "Why would you want to commit suicide," "You're crazy," hell, even today I got "You're going to regret that." All of which really tick me off because they just don't understand at all...
I have a Hero Bracelet (which is a black metal band with the name of a soldier/marine/pilot/sailor/etc who died in combat during Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom, $3 dollars of it go toward a fallen serviceman's family.) and someone asked me what it was. I told her, and I said I wear it as a memory of a man who gave up his life protecting the freedoms and life we're able to enjoy today, and that I hope should I ever be asked the same, that I have the courage to do as he did. She said "You're stupid, why would you anyone ever want to do anything like that?!" Needless to say, the conversation ended quickly.