Interesting question.
Interesting answers.
Seems to me similar to the question those of us not privileged to live in E”Y ask ourselves. To chutznik posters who struggle with the question of army or kollel in theory only-
Do you choose work to earn a living or kollel? And do you feel there are any parallels between your decision and the decision of those who choose between army or kollel? Or are they totally unrelated?