What's the difference between a soldier and a junkie?

[Subotan]

While they both consume resources without producing anything at all, the junkie dreams of being able to produce, while the soldier is proud of his position as a worthless consumer.

I'd say that's pretty accurate. However, society glorifies the soldier, and the more he consumes, the "better" a soldier he is. Sometimes they're one and the same; what's cooler than a smoking, whisky drinking soldier with a bandoleer across his chest, a rifle over his soldier, and a dirty foreigner at his feet?