Yeah, it's very unfortunate. This is why young people need mentors. They don't have the knowledge, experiences, points of reference to understand the world in it's proper context.

It's weird. I can see the appeal for young men, in fact I think having mandatory military or civil service should be a thing in a properly functioning society. It builds trust and camaraderie, cultivates skills, minds and bodies. Ultimately though constantly going to war makes the world a worse place, both in lives lost and the broken window economics of US military spending.