Your question is best directed to the defence department. However, I would tell you that there's not a soldier, sailor, or airman in this country who doesn't believe in the fact that all of us have to be prepared to fight when your country sends you abroad. Whether it's the so-called non-combat mission in Iraq, you still go there. Even the cook has to know how to fight when the chips are down. If you can't do that, then you cannot serve your country and therefore you shouldn't be a member of the military.
But you'd best ask your question of the defence department.