CAMBRIDGE: I've done my field duty.
ELDRIDGE: Where was that? Yale?
It is evident here, that Dr.Cambridge has had a very different experience to Specialist Eldridge and the other soldiers; a high-class education for one. People who work in the field in the military tend to be from "lower-class" backgrounds, with less money than those who work less in the line-of-fire and more behind a desk. There also tends to be more young people from ethnic minorities- who are much more likely to find it difficult to pay educational fees- that work in the military as their tuition fees are completely covered for them.
"[It's understandable that] Eldridge might bristle at the suggestion that he should be having fun with the whole could-get-blown-up-at-any-moment experience of working EOD. The doc tries to say that he's done his field duty, but somehow we don't think he understands the constant fear and risk that Eldridge experiences." - Shmoop.com
“The rush of battle is a potent and almost lethal addiction, for war is a drug.” - A quote from War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning, by Chris Hedges
Chris Hedges is a former war correspondent, who also said in
his book that war is a drug that he,"...ingested for many years." This heavily implies that war can create a powerful addiction for those involved, something that is quite clear throughout the film. The audience plays observer every time each character- mainly S.S William James- enters a particularly life-threatening situation, taking major risks (potentially being seen as reckless) without ever having a second thought.
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