[SMARTY]

"...mental and physical challenges our soldiers face in wartime."

Here's the deal. Soldiers enlist in peace time and it's a crap shoot as to whether they will ever see action.

The understanding on the part of the taxpayer is..." we will compensate him whether he sees action or not."

The understanding on the part of the soldier is ..." I will enlist and serve, whether I see action or not."

For a soldier to hit the field and decide to re do the contract when the stuff hits the fan is not only dishonorable, it is unethical. It is imperative for him/her to have made their individual peace with fate at the recruiting station and NOT on the field.

Just you try, as a private citizen, to go to the bank after you purchase a car or a house and try to re do the deal when the situation changes for you. Good luck!!

[Timeout]

For a soldier to hit the field and decide to re do the contract when the stuff hits the fan is not only dishonorable, it is unethical.

Not to mention: illegal.