[fr_freak]

When young men put off their military service they are rarely in a position years later to want to quit their jobs leave their family and mortgage and head for 3 or 4 years of service, it isn't exactly like making up a college degree on line or at night classes...

Let's fight to keep the recruiters off campus, HEY HEY HO HO baby killers have to go.

1) Young men aren't generally getting married until late twenties, even thirties these days. Waiting until 22 to go into the service isn't going to stop anything.

2) I haven't seen a single post on this thread advocate kicking recruiters off campus, or any other such asinine thing. People here are talking about whether Beck was right to advise his nephew not to enlist now, and whether they would give the same advice. That is a far cry from the ridiculous hyperbole that you are engaging in.

Going into the service is something each man should decide for himself, and he should decide that carefully, because you could end up giving your life. When I went in, I knew that, but I was happy to take that risk because I believed in my country and I had faith in the leadership at the time, as flawed as it might have been (Bush Sr.). If I were young enough to be considering enlistment now, I don't know if I would do it, because I'll be damned if I'd want to die in Afghanistan because the ROE says I can't shoot back and an anti-American CIC won't OK the resources or tactics to win. I wouldn't be serving my country to die under such circumstances, and neither would anyone else.

[ansel12]

Of course it will, putting off enlisting for years is too late for most guys, by then they have moved on with their lives to a different stage and situation.

I am telling people here that if they want to keep their own children out of the military because they don’t approve of these times, then it is fair for other people’s kids as well, don’t be hypocrites, if you are against enlisting then be consistent and try to discourage other parent’s children from enlisting, join Glenn Beck and promote the idea.

If you read the posts again you will see that some freepers here are striving to keep their sons from enlisting, so catch up and don’t mislead people that haven’t read the entire thread.

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“Going into the service is something each man should decide for himself, and he should decide that carefully, because you could end up giving your life.”
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“I’ll be damned if I’d want to die in Afghanistan because the ROE says I can’t shoot back and an anti-American CIC won’t OK the resources or tactics to win. I wouldn’t be serving my country to die under such circumstances, and neither would anyone else.”
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Great post,,,

IIRC the enlistment bonus is $20,000 now for a green 18yo,,,

That really ain’t enough money to pay them for that job,,,

Damn well ain’t enough to die for,,,

O’Bammy set the ROE,,,

His “yes men” enforce it...