[talldatethrow]

My point is that we glamorize teaching so much, that people that have no place teaching go into it because it's glamorous and pays ok in some places these days (my gf makes $90k and works 8-3, has a prep period she watching TV shows during, and has 2 months off a year.) So I feel she's doing a disservice because she's not good at it, yet will never get fired.

While a kid that goes and tries in the military is helping in one way or another. The military has better systems to extract value than the school districts.

[ImPostingOnHN]

That wasn't your original point, though. You're drifting. Recall that your original point was that those who volunteered to shoot guns and kill people in iraq not only provided value to society in doing so, but did so more than everyone else, including doctors and teachers. You never explained what that value was, other than a deluded, jingoistic "safety" claim which was quickly debunked.

So, let's get back on topic: some individuals glamorize going to iraq to shoot guns and kill random people so much, that they actually believe such killing urges are helpful. So I feel these individuals are doing a disservice because they aren't good at identifying what is helpful and what isn't.

Meanwhile, a kid that goes into teaching or medicine (you keep ignoring medicine. Curious.) is helping in one way or another. You're right that these iraq war volunteers extract value from society (and keep it for themselves). Teaching and medicine, on the other hand, have better systems to give that value back to society.