The Next Times Someone Asks Me Why I Didn’t Do a “Nonviolent” Task in the Army:

I will refer them to the following advertisement, made by the army:

When I enter a classroom, I know that I am preparing the citizens of tomorrow for the next war.
When I enter a classroom, I know that I am preparing the citizens of tomorrow for the next war.

(As an updated contribution to the two-year dialogue I had with myself about this and more).