eli5: what does the US military or soldiers do when not at war?

Question

I always wonder what it means for enlisted soldiers

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Answer 1

I was in Air Force Communications. In addition to the training and inspections and such that others have posted, we’d also do occasional humanitarian support missions (like natural disasters, refugees, etc).

Occasionally we’d also do some community service things, but that was usually just one day, once or twice per year.