However, today the Armed Forces are completely volunteer. No one forces you to sign up, and there is no clause that says I sign up only IF I agree with the current conflict, or agree with where I am being sent, etc.

Unfortunately, too many people see the Armed Forces as just another job they can quit whenever they want, or as a way to get their education paid for.

I have no sympathy for this individual or anyone else who joins the Armed Forces and then decides they only want to serve on their own terms and in the conflict of their choosing.

If you don’t want to be a soldier, and don’t want to fight, then don’t enlist. Period.

Ever heard the saying – one man’s junk is another’s treasure?

Ok, so I can understand those men and women who signed up when they thought there was a serious threat (WMD) over there not wanting to go. But what about the men/women that signed up AFTER it all came out that there wasn’t.

Shouldn’t they be held accountable for the commitment they made? They knew when they signed on the dotted line that they would probably be sent, they also knew that there was no huge threat (WMD) yet some signed up anyway – maybe this was the case of this one “gentleman” (I use the term loosely).

If it is the case, then shouldn’t he be made to stand up for what he agreed upon? He made the adult decision to go ahead and enlist, shouldn’t he be held accountable for it?

It’s all about accountability, you knowingly join or sign up or make an effort to participate in something as important as war, you should not have the option of backing out. To me, it’s just as bad as the guys that enlist then when they get called to fly over – run off to Canada.

As for agreeing with the war or not, that’s not the subject of debate here and really has no reason being brought up. Whether those of us posting that the guy IS a wuss actually agree with the war is an invalid point and bears no weight on the discussion. If you’re going to bring up side-topics make sure they actually relate to what it is being talked about; otherwise you run the risk of getting both feet stuck in your mouth.

Oh, and the whole “make a commitment” thing, I’m glad to see that you know every intimate detail of my life that you would make the assumption that I have never made an important commitment and therefore have no right to be offering my opinion on this subject. Until you know for sure what kind of commitments I have made and whether or not I have been honorable in keeping them – kindly shut up.

Cheers,
Halo.

PS – The whole AOL customer service thing is OLD news now.

Then again, if you believe all soldiers are automatically killers, you’re not much better either.

This guy wasn’t a killer anyway. He was trying to get out of going to Afghanistan in the first place. It wasn’t that he “didn’t want to be a killer anymore,” it’s that he didn’t want to be a soldier, despite signing up for it.

No sympathy.

This guy wasn’t a killer anyway. He was trying to get out of going to Afghanistan in the first place. It wasn’t that he “didn’t want to be a killer anymore,” it’s that he didn’t want to be a soldier, despite signing up for it.

No sympathy.

Then again, if you believe all soldiers are automatically killers, you’re not much better either.

PS – The whole AOL customer service thing is OLD news now.

Ever heard the saying – one man’s junk is another’s treasure?

Ok, so I can understand those men and women who signed up when they thought there was a serious threat (WMD) over there not wanting to go. But what about the men/women that signed up AFTER it all came out that there wasn’t.

Shouldn’t they be held accountable for the commitment they made? They knew when they signed on the dotted line that they would probably be sent, they also knew that there was no huge threat (WMD) yet some signed up anyway – maybe this was the case of this one “gentleman” (I use the term loosely).

If it is the case, then shouldn’t he be made to stand up for what he agreed upon? He made the adult decision to go ahead and enlist, shouldn’t he be held accountable for it?

It’s all about accountability, you knowingly join or sign up or make an effort to participate in something as important as war, you should not have the option of backing out. To me, it’s just as bad as the guys that enlist then when they get called to fly over – run off to Canada.

As for agreeing with the war or not, that’s not the subject of debate here and really has no reason being brought up. Whether those of us posting that the guy IS a wuss actually agree with the war is an invalid point and bears no weight on the discussion. If you’re going to bring up side-topics make sure they actually relate to what it is being talked about; otherwise you run the risk of getting both feet stuck in your mouth.

Oh, and the whole “make a commitment” thing, I’m glad to see that you know every intimate detail of my life that you would make the assumption that I have never made an important commitment and therefore have no right to be offering my opinion on this subject. Until you know for sure what kind of commitments I have made and whether or not I have been honorable in keeping them – kindly shut up.

Cheers,
Halo.

However, today the Armed Forces are completely volunteer. No one forces you to sign up, and there is no clause that says I sign up only IF I agree with the current conflict, or agree with where I am being sent, etc.

Unfortunately, too many people see the Armed Forces as just another job they can quit whenever they want, or as a way to get their education paid for.

I have no sympathy for this individual or anyone else who joins the Armed Forces and then decides they only want to serve on their own terms and in the conflict of their choosing.

If you don’t want to be a soldier, and don’t want to fight, then don’t enlist. Period.

Information Salad – Episode #3…

This week, Vinny and I discuss everything from operating systems to the conflict in the Mid-East. We apoligize for the delay in getting another episode online. Things have been hectic, but we promise to settle in, and start producing episodes more re…