[PJammers]

Here's the bottom line:

THEY DISOBEYED AN ORDER IN A COMBAT ZONE!

They could have been lawfully executed!

The only reason they are temporarily free is because they need a few warm bodies to do some dirty work. Besides where could they run off to?

Mark my words they WILL be prosecuted and sentenced. They are a disgrace to every fighting man/women in the armed forces!

[aft_lizard]

I wouldnt quite go as far as you in saying that, we still dont know the whole story. Even in a Combat Zone you have the right to refuse an unlawful order.

[Swiss]

I would love to know where they went to Basic Training at?

When I was in the service the most unmilitary new soldiers had almost one thing in common.

Ft Jackson Basic.

Our leadership is excellent, our NCO corps is outstanding for the most part and most of our troops is motivated professional soldiers BUT IMO Traddoc has failed with all the changes to basic training since Clinton took office.

Take all whiners and pantywaists over there back to an old fashioned wooden barracks combat arms basic training with no exceptions for political correctness or gender.

Fort Chaffee Arkansas or Fort McCoy Wisconson would be excellent sites to retrain Ft Jackson mistakes then return them to Iraq after they learn to take orders.