[Endeavor]

re: two daughters - I heard coming back from lunch that now they will not be forced to go back to Iraq. What's that all about? If they were men, they'd be expected to go back. What's fair for men should be fair for women. After all, women want equity in the military, then be woman enough to take the responsibility that comes with it. You sign up, you belong to Uncle Sam, not Aunt Jane.

[mountaineer]

I think there's a military rule that if your sibling has been killed, you can request not to be posted to a combat area, and it looks like these girls have taken advantage of that provision. What bugged me was that the parents were doing all the whining and complaining, instead of treating their daughters like the adults they are, and letting them make the decision.