[Future Snake Eater]

As far as the warrior ethic is concerned, this excerpt seems spot on.

You've obviously served in a combat unit more recently than I, so I defer to your expertise.

[Mr Rogers]

The article sounds a lot like what my son (E-4) says the Army WANTS, and he returned from Afghanistan in Dec 2011. It isn’t what he DID, but he has lost confidence in his superiors. He said he will not re-enlist, period. His comment?

“I don’t want to die for something I don’t understand.”