All Quiet on the Western Front

what does remarque mean when he says "then gradually we become something like men again"?

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In chapter six, Paul reflects on how the fighting sucks their souls out of them. On the front, they are merely animals trying to survive: they do not think of food, rest, sex, or laughter. It is only during the moments of calm between the fighting that they become men again.