I would disown anyone in my family that would shamefully protest like this.
Having spent 6 years active duty, I can tell you that being extended twice would seriously bite. Especially when you look at the total size of the US military force -- how many fat-butted, pencil-pushing (I guess today that would be key-tapping) REMF are hanging out on US soil military bases with no fear of forward deployment, while some of these guys are going long.