[elmer fudd]

I don't think the reserves should be called up for that kind of duty unless the country is faced with a dire emergency. They sign up to be part timers and to go in the event of a major conflict or national emergency and we should respect that.

Pay the full-timers what the market requires and we'll have no shortage of volunteers to work in the Sinai.

[DC Bound]

They sign up to be part timers and to go in the event of a major conflict or national emergency and we should respect that.

Not to pick a fight, because pragmatically I agree, but reservists take the same oath as active duty folks do--and that isn't to serve when there's an emergency. More money for soldiers is great; they work hard and put everything at risk. But we don't have a problem because of pay. We have a problem because the best of the military-age population has already volunteered, and many of the rest don't consider it duty or an honor to serve their nation's defense. The problem is cultural.