Dulce et Decorum est: Analysis of Military Life The brochure for the U.S. Army, Count Your Benefits in the Army Reserve, lists attractive advantages for those considering a career in the military field: reserve pay, money for college, vocational training, income tax breaks, and retirement benefits, among countless others. None of the benefits mentioned, however, are meant to outweigh what the Army reserve simply defines as the "intangible" perks of enlisting: feeling as if one belongs, fulfilling one's patriotic duty by serving his or her country, and gaining a sens