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"I don't blame them for being disgruntled."

They are paid for year round and I'll bet they spent the money. They certainly are not turning down the Tricare benefits or the commissary/aafes bennies. They signed a contract to backfill the regulars, honor the contract. And if you think "Rummy" isn't happy to liberate some people and stop the mutilation of women and children in torture chambers or just plain decapitation of fingers and ears, then you are out there with your lying congressional buddies that played their card when they signed on with the decision to use force so they would look good to be patriotic. If these reservists that are so badly mistreated haven't got the integrity to honor their word, then, maybe you're right, they aren't needed to represent a country that has more guts than they do. They don't have the tools. They need to learn French. They'd fit right in.

YOU KNOW!!!
THAT WAS CRAPPY!
Yep, we spend the money...we're rich dontcha know!
Yep we go to the comissary...which BTW is over an HOUR away because reservists don't necessarily live on or NEAR a base!
Yep, we TRY to find out which of our regular medical providers take TRICARE and then WE SWITCH doctors so we can be covered (and switch again if the Doc stops taking TRICARE)...
We tell our kids the SAME things that active duty families tell their kids...
"no I DO NOT know when your daddy will be back"...
"yes, I MISS HIM TOO!"
"I know he has not seen your brother laugh/crawl/smile/eat..he will soon...
and when he gets back he will watch you RIDE YOU BIKE with no training wheels son!".
And these little kids DO NOT have other military kids to identify with!

We DO NOT look for support from our comminuty because WE DO NOT live in military towns!

We come to places like FR because we KNOW that at least the people on this forum understand that we are SO DAMNED PROUD of our COUNTRY that we would do it no matter WHAT the cost!
AND WE WILL DO IT AGAIN WHENEVER WE ARE CALLED!!!
Yes, I say WE... it is our WHOLE FAMILY!!!
*AND Free Republic is a place where I EXPECT to be SUPPORTED!

SPEAK FRENCH...MY ASS!

What an INSULT!

You can call out the complainers ALL YOU WANT... just don't lump them all in the SAME GROUP.. they are not complaining anymore than anyone else! It's how it is ...RIGHT?