Soldiers, fighting for their nations and devoting the prime time of their lives in the service of the nation and in the cause of protecting the populace of the nations, must be considered as superior human beings. But for soldiers it is very much essential to remain virtuous. There are good soldiers, there are brave soldiers, and there are brilliant soldiers but a virtuous soldier has the capacity of encompassing all such qualities. To be a virtuous soldier means to be morally and physically courageous; to have integrity; and to be loyal. So, it can be seen that the three essential virtues that a soldier needs to have in order to be really termed as virtuous are physical and moral courage; integrity; and loyalty. In order to be an excellent soldier an individual must have both physical and moral courage. A great soldier should survive all the threats and dangers that are posed during a mission, a battle, or a war and hence, he/she needs to be courageous and thereby, fearless. One must then also remember that “It does not mean that courage implies fearlessness, but rather that the most courageous beings are not troubled when they are