Quite right PN.
It's ax admirable notion, but even with the best will in the world, people like us are not going to be useful for much more than maintaining security in the immediate workspace. Unless of course, we all go through the basic Gunner course and the various specialist ones!
How could I be an effective soldier when I get to live shoot every couple of years, and then it's only about 30 rounds! Mind you, a few sharpened death spanners and poison-tipped screwdrivers could be handy...