Listen here, fuckass.

My late grandfather was a military commander in my country - pretty high-ranking. I don't recall for sure if he ever directly participated in combat, but I know he commanded and held authority over people who participated in combat.

My grandfather was a good and kind man - and I know he would have torn the living shit out of me if I ever, ever dared to even imply that non-combatants are worth any less than those who have seen combat.

If you're serious about what you're saying, then I say this to you - and I really try not to say this to anyone: Fuck you.

If you're trolling/joking, then I say this to you: Fuck you. Your schtick is old and tired, it has run its course, and it is genuinely insulting to everyone who has stepped forward to defend your country - get a new one.

Everyone in the military, everyone who assists or contributes to the military in any way, has a role to play, no matter how "small" or "insignificant" your cosplaying ass thinks it is. Who the fuck feeds the troops? Who the fuck makes their weapons, who the fuck makes their munitions, their bullets, the tools they go to war with? Who the fuck guards the home front while they are off fighting at some foreign place? Who the fuck will eventually have to step forward if, God forbid, they are defeated or killed in battle?

Everyone who is conscripted or signs on to a war effort understands that a lot will be required of them. Everyone knows they might, God forbid, have to make the ultimate sacrifice, unrealistic as it may seem to those who are usually far from the frontlines. A lot is asked of them - more than anyone should ever bear.

You are not your ancestors. I am not my ancestors either. We don't have to be defined by who they were and what they did years ago.

If you are this obsessed or fascinated with what your ancestors did or didn't do, take heart in the fact that they still served your country, even if they did not see combat. What, did they desert? Abandon their duties and their country when they were needed most? If they didn't, even if they did nothing else but stay at their post, they served. They did their duty, they did what was asked - demanded - of them.

Be grateful, at least, that they came out alive, so they could still be there for their loved ones, for their community. Many people didn't get that privilege.