Army Grads Not Staying

[Zaphod]

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I agree with your point on a 'logical level" but the reality is that a draft is the only way this nation has ever been able to assure sufficient troop strengths to execute the mission.

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<p>Sad state of affairs, if you ask me. Still, reality often trumps logic, for better or worse.</p>

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We have conditioned our elected leadership to respond based polling data, not necessarily on what is in the national interest.

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<p>Preach it brother. The really pathetic thing is that all too often they ignore the polls, too (not the polls are always right, either).</p>

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Her comments so far were that the British equipment was far more comfortable than it’s US counterpart

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<p>If the differences between their Navy and ours in any way translates to the Army, then I’ll BET she was surprised!</p>