Colibri: your post is confusing since it pretty much agrees with bran
Most military pilots are not trained initially for any specific purpose like killing, but to fulfil a wide range of piloting roles. A minority will eventually find themselves with fingers on triggers.
bran writes:
a military man/pilot has to be prepared to kill another human being without hesitating
seems to be in agreement here
However, I think it's naive to think that the military/government recruits to fulfill a dream of someone to become a pilot and I think bran is pretty accurate in his observation. They recruit to plug holes in an organization that has the readiness to defend its nation.
@ chc: I can't see what flying experience has on making a qualified comment or decision. Did you know that Maj. Gen David H. Petraeus (** at the time) is not a qualified (military) pilot yet was commanding general of 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).