Agree, he faced a tough decision. Just saying that on the other side of the balance sheet was “not dying in the jungle on the other side of the world while also not getting paid.” It’s not like he dropped the belt in protest of the war, he kept everything right up until the moment that the government said, “now it’s your turn to go,” then he tried to get a religious exemption (I can’t commit violence for religious reasons, so please let others fight for this country while I beat the piss out of people for the incredible amounts of fame and money that are possible here).
I give the man credit for doing what he wanted with his life but it wasn’t a selfless sacrifice when you actually break down what was behind door number one and door number two for him. He did it for him.