Yes, service members are some of the best of our society - it was you, not I, that was talking about the poor quality of the members of our armed forces. And you can worry about units not being fit to deploy because of inferior personnel but my question concerning how many unwed mothers had given their lives in service to our country was meant for you to realize that not only the elite step up and serve.
In the grand scheme of things quite few both in absolute numbers or as a percentage of overall casualties. One thing is for sure, once upon a time the military was much more selective and had a qualitatively better force than they do now.
By the way, what’s your experience been in terms of deploying with a unit?