RE: Military Demographics
No, it makes you desperate. You'd do anything to get out of the cycle you are in, even if it means volunteering to go to war.
You cannot produce a single shred of evidence to support this. You can neither demonstrate that it is true nor can you demonstrate that it applies to the situation in Iraq.
Once again, if you talk to veterans (or even better if you are one), you will discover that the vast majority of the people serving in Iraq are there completely voluntarily and believe in their mission. They neither want nor appreciate your pity since it belittles their service and insults their integrity.
Of course they would rather be somewhere else. But if you ask them the right question, which is would they rather be somewhere else if it meant the job they are doing doesn't get done, they will tell you resoundingly, "hell no!"
We can bash and second-guess the politicians all we like, but a universal truth is that the volunteer soldier is not an indentured servant and bristles at the suggestion. Yes there are a few who enter the military out of desperation, but I can tell you from personal experience, gained during the worst of the Viet Nam war, 99 out of 100 volunteer soldiers and sailors are there because they want to serve their country, even if it means killing and dying for it. And yes, even in the face of a political situation they neither understand nor care about.
You cannot produce a single shred of evidence to support this. You can neither demonstrate that it is true nor can you demonstrate that it applies to the situation in Iraq.
Once again, if you talk to veterans (or even better if you are one), you will discover that the vast majority of the people serving in Iraq are there completely voluntarily and believe in their mission. They neither want nor appreciate your pity since it belittles their service and insults their integrity.
Of course they would rather be somewhere else. But if you ask them the right question, which is would they rather be somewhere else if it meant the job they are doing doesn't get done, they will tell you resoundingly, "hell no!"
We can bash and second-guess the politicians all we like, but a universal truth is that the volunteer soldier is not an indentured servant and bristles at the suggestion. Yes there are a few who enter the military out of desperation, but I can tell you from personal experience, gained during the worst of the Viet Nam war, 99 out of 100 volunteer soldiers and sailors are there because they want to serve their country, even if it means killing and dying for it. And yes, even in the face of a political situation they neither understand nor care about.
posted by Anonymous | 2:04 PM
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