Okay, was it SuziQ asking?? I can't remember but here's a comparison, tho different wars....
My cousin was medical in Iraq. She had a housing unit with air conditioning that she shared with 1 other person, a computer, a fridge, and Internet (i talked to her frequently). She could go to a coffee shop, Burger King, had her nails done, etc.
My husband was in the Gulf War and he was radio (basically infantry). He slept in tents, ditches dug in the night, no coffee shops, MRE's, etc. He rigged his radio to call home to his mom once.
My cousin experienced mortar fire. My husband had mortar fire and chemical warfare. They BOTH experienced other horrors of war.
Two different wars, true, but also two different "jobs."
HTH
