User blog comment:Griever0311/Ask A Marine Part Deux/@comment-1260687-20100317075754

@Mau5killer: We've been called America's Spartans, and it's not far from the truth. The attitude and outlook regarding life, death, and combat of the average Marine is usually far different than that of servicemen from other branches.

@EightOhEight: Yes, a couple of friends from my old squad have been diagnosed with it, and have been undergoing treatment for it since their deployments.

@CoD addict: I wouldn't worry about it as a problem, some people just deal with it better than others. I'm sure that some people join out of a sense of nihilism, but they were never a friend of mine. A fatalistic, negative attitude does no good for anyone involved. Smart, agile thinkers win wars, not suicide troops.