Scouts, couriers, healers, enchanters, cooks, stable-masters.

[ Just a few other things you could do off the top of his head, to elaborate his point. ]

All considered contributions to the war. I have enough skill to fight and scout but, in the rest of my time, I study magic with other researchers. The young woman I live with contributed potions in preparation of the last skirmish.

[ A few examples more. ]