I'm glad it worked out for you. Maybe we have a different idea of patriotism but I would never serve in the Canadian forces. This country has shown me how little they value me and men in general. I've been thrown aside by the system too many times to give a shit if our government falls.
My point is: if people want to fight, let them. But nobody should be forced to fight in a war against their will. If you do force people then force EVERYONE to fight, don't assign an arbitrary value to the life of a man and decide he should die over his sister.