Soldiers enter war with good intentions. They enter figuring they will not see any combat and the thought of death does not cross most minds. They figure they will be stationed in the rear or the war, in some foreign country for a short period of time, for the war will not last that long. In the beginning they all entered hospitals faking injuries, and mental illnesses just so they would not be on the battlefield. None of the soldiers expected to be spending over five years fighting in combat daily, and ironically having to actually enter the hospitals injured with limbs missing, or with insanity from

Many soldiers all experienced the same changes and desires for self satisfaction, often without the consideration for others. War makes it difficult for men to remain moral because they were dehumanized, and in order to survive with sanity they had to fend for themselves. War alone is not morally correct so how can anyone expect a soldier who is fighting in it day in and day out to be morally correct also. To survive you have to adapt to your environment by whatever means possible even if it is immorally correct. Survival is first.

the horrific sights they witnessed. The main character Yossarian for instance started his military career as a bomber with no fear. He was one of the best and surely the bravest, but was the war professed he began to realize that death could occur to him during any mission and that he was not immortal. The visions caught up with him and he became paranoid of flying and developed an acrophobia and refused to fly any more missions, either emitting himself into

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