Perhaps surprising, but hardly shocking

"A profile drawn up in the [Department of National Defence] study [by CROP] shows that today's average potential military recruit is 'proud and intense,' a 'crude hedonist' and drawn to transgressive behaviour – or breaking the rules... [they also] tend to show an affinity for social Darwinism, characterized by the view that only the strongest members of society will survive." [Toronto Star]

"The poll results indicate about one in 10 Canadians is interested in joining the military. But it also describes an increased segment of those interested in a military career as demonstrating 'more nihilism, less hope,' and being 'more socio-dysfunctional' than respondents in the previous year." [CBC]