I’m in my 20s, will there be any big wars in my lifetime?
Perhaps, there would be after a few decades when population is greater than Earth could support, most mineral deposits have been depleted and climate change causes natural disasters in the newer townships.
In order to be safe, aim for a high place in society and stick to new guidelines such as alternate energy, green environment, recycling materials as directed and so on.
Almost certainly. The excitement will range from instant death to long slow agonising death, with a whole range of deaths in between. Since you are likely to be in the cannon fodder age range, and I am not, I will find coverage of the war exciting, you will probably wish you hadn’t been born.