sf wrote:

> Oh? Maybe at the officer level, but not at the grunt level.

Well, the GAO reports on the demographics of military recruits completely
disagrees with your statements. Go do a search.

>> 2. If someone wants to join the military for employment, so what?
>> There is not a damned thing wrong with that. Military service is a
>> noble pursuit.
>
> Certainly, but I don't advocate it as a default position - especially
> in war time.... it has something to do with life, death and permanent
> serious injuries.

No one advocates death or injury, not in any industrial or military
profession. And the "grunt" is only one of hundreds of jobs in the military.


>> 3. What has this to do with the the reason for my original reply?

> What's wrong with you Dave? It's *not* the soliders' fault we're at
> war and I didn't say it was.

Please read the thread from the beginning. You were not the person I first
replied to in this thread.
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Dave
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