My own military background is wholly un-distinguished. I was a sergeant.
Argentina has the best bird shooting in the world.
Without discipline a body of men becomes rabble. Rabble dies, either on the battlefield or in a POW camp.
I love to write humor. If I could make a living doing it that is all I would write. The happiest period of my life is when I was writing the sequels to "MASH". I was able to ridicule everyone.
An author's characters do what he wants them to do.
When you are angry, you make bad decisions in direct proportion to the level of your anger.