The Few. The Proud.

'When I graduate high school I am going in to the Marines.'

You are? Why? You'll get killed.

'Mom. It's okay. If I get killed, I'll go to Heaven.'

 If I don't get killed I will have been in the Marines.

'And when I am an old man people will say "You were in the Marines? Wow."

It's better than being some boring old man and not have anything to show for my Life.'

.....How can you argue with that?