They leave the company of friends and family. Their dreams, plans and projects fall far behind to the pressing priority of braving battles and winning wars. They lose sleep, food, health, shelter, and recreation. They no longer have the pleasure of enjoying those things for which they worked so hard back at home. They surrender independence for submission, training and pursuing the good of others.
Good soldiers endure the hardness of misunderstanding .
Sometimes the people they leave behind do not agree with their mission nor with their dedication to it. Sometimes the people they go to help see them as the enemy instead of as the liberators. Sometimes within their own unit there are those who neither share nor appreciate the dedication and vision that drives them. Good soldiers endure the hardness of battle . Soldiers know fatigue like few others experience.