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Luqman, there may not be a draft, but there is economic conscription. A lot of young people join the military because there are few job opportunities for them in their local area. And the military provide training too.
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kindlekitten,
You are right. I just wanted to say that it was actually Patricia, not you, with above post that did do the implicit "excempting the poor from their duty to morally justify their actions" - post
So we do agree that any soldier is responsible for what he/she does, and economic pressure does not take away that duty.
You were faster than me
Concerning my post, I did not say that I believed that economic pressure is the main reason for joining the army.
As I don't have any figures concerning the economic backgrounds of people joining the army, I am unable to state whether the poor are overrepresented in the army or not. Consequently, I was just pointing out that I hope that, even if military enlistment was heavily weighted by economic need, the predominant motivation for joining the army would still be the desire to join a body that serves the greater good.