[sopwith]

When I signed up for the reserves (1982 @ 17) I knew what I was signing.
whats the problem

[didi]

'They' join up for that "weekend a month" on the television commercial and the $$. You knew what you were doing. The fellow who had been active duty should have known, I would imagine he knew the possibility, but didn't think it was likely, and then when the unlikely happened, didn't "like it".</p>

My husband is active duty. He is in a career field that will most likely keep him CONUS, especially at this point in his career. While large groups from our area have gone, and a few from his group, the only effect on our family life has been very long working hours and stateside TDYs, and supporting our friends here who have deployed members. Well now that I think about it, it has had a big effect, but not nearly as bad on us personally as knowing he is in a war zone would be.

[CheneyChick]

It's not 1982 anymore. The world is a very different place.

[Trickyguy]

When I signed up for the reserves (1982 @ 17) I knew what I was signing. whats the problem?

The problem is that the US has about 1000 military bases in over 140 countries, amost none of them having anything to do with defending America. That's the problem, bud.