RE: Misunderstanding

Behethland said: "I'm simply saying that while that is true to a certain extent (they did volunteer) a large number of them joined for the wrong reasons."

Where is your proof that a large number of them joined for the wrong reasons??? These aren’t mind-numbed robots we are talking about here.

Anyway, I began to get calls from recruiters nightly and they were pushy. Sometimes down right rude.

I agree that the recruiters should leave you alone once you tell them that you’re not interested in joining. I had Army recruiters calling me (one recruiter actually took me home from school), but they were never pushy and rude.

It is easy to see where so many kids are drawn in to the excitement without really thinking about the consequences until it is too late. Especially when you consider the demographics (large number of under-priviledged and poor).

These kids are serving admirably. Why dimish what they are doing??? If it wasn’t for these brave voluteers, we would have the draft; is that what you want??? Treat these men & women as heroes, not victims.