There a few guys I knew from HS who thought that the army would give them something more then it was. From the way that they talked, it was almost as bad as some people here see marriage.
So, they joined the Canadian regular forces. Yes, we have one and stop laughing.
What did they do:
1) Shovel snow in Toronto.
2) Got sent to Iraq in Gulf War 1.
3) Die (well, one of them).
The ones who were in the war don't like to talk about it. They don't want to remember.
I don't remember how the one guy died (whether it was friendly fire, an accident, or something else).
So, when I see commercials that portray the excitement of the army, I usually think to those that are scarred by it or die from it. Not quite the nationalistic pride that they were going for. I also think about how "rich" people don't join the army and let others do and die. So, in essense, I also see the army as some kind of joke for the rich people. The one where "I'll talk a great game and send YOUR kids out to die for it."