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

Question

I always wonder what it means for enlisted soldiers

In: Other

Answer 1

Preparing for war. Starting to train and figuring shit out after you are already at war kinda sucks.

The policy of the US military is to be ready to fight two large scale wars on two separate continents at the same time.

And that’s what they are preparing to do.