[VerySadAmerican]

He will be joining the army. That’s just a fact these days. During the Viet Nam War lots of guys joined the NG to avoid the draft and stay out of the army. These days you’re in the army whether it’s the NG, reserves or regular army. Lots of reserves and NG have been activated since the first Gulf War.

My advice to any nephew or niece of mine would be “Do not enlist.” I don’t agree with the policies. jmho

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

The policies are bad, but put yourself in a young guy's shoes -- raised on stories from grand-dad, dad, uncles, or all of the above, about their service, deployments, and so forth. Then your turn rolls around, would you rather toe up to the line, or just be a fat, safe civilian your whole life without being able to say that you served, you took your turn?

Even with the bad policies and CIC, I can't blame any young guy who joins the military.

[Secret Agent Man]

i agree. do not enlist. if he’s christian and conservative do not enlist.