If you don't like being forced into things, I can tell you right now that you do not want to join.
Honestly, you do not seem to understand SF or the military. You might want to look up the Army Values and see how you are going to be judged.
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LOYALTY
Leaders who demonstrate loyalty:
•Bear true faith and allegiance in the correct order to the Constitution, the Army, and the organization.
•Observe higher headquarters’ priorities.
•Work within the system without manipulating it for personal gain.
DUTY
Leaders who demonstrate devotion to duty:
•Fulfill obligations—professional, legal, and moral.
•Carry out mission requirements.
•Meet professional standards.
•Set the example.
•Comply with policies and directives.
•Continually pursue excellence.
RESPECT
Leaders who demonstrate respect:
•Treat people as they should be treated.
•Create a climate of fairness and equal opportunity.
•Are discreet and tactful when correcting or questioning others.
•Show concern for and make an effort to check on the safety and well-being of others.
•Are courteous.
•Don’t take advantage of positions of authority.
SELFLESS SERVICE
Leaders who demonstrate selfless service:
•Put the welfare of the nation, the Army, and subordinates before their own.
•Sustain team morale.
•Share subordinates’ hardships.
•Give credit for success to others and accept responsibility for failure themselves.
HONOR
Leaders who demonstrate honor:
•Live up to Army values.
•Don’t lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those actions by others.
INTEGRITY
Leaders who demonstrate integrity:
•Do what is right legally and morally.
•Possess high personal moral standards.
•Are honest in word and deed.
•Show consistently good moral judgment and behavior.
•Put being right ahead of being popular.
PERSONAL COURAGE
Leaders who demonstrate personal courage:
•Show physical and moral bravery.
•Take responsibility for decisions and actions.
•Accept responsibility for mistakes and shortcomings.
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I didn't see "Prestige" on the list, and it is not going to sustain you, regardless. I do recommend that you look closely at "Selfless Service" though.
TR
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"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." - President Theodore Roosevelt, 1910
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