you don't actually get to check the "no pointless wars" box while you are still serving.
I know that. I did have the luxury of being asked weather or not I wanted to deploy. The conflicts in the middle east have been going for five years + now. Most new soldiers still see it as an adventure, the Govt keeps the truth about the price of active service very quiet.
The universities seem to be trying to save people from being 'duped' into service. Like I said, I am not anti military.