Wisconsin Woman Seeks Objector Status (Soldier Faces Court Martial)

JSOnline ^ | January 20, 2006 | Raquel Rutledge

[ExcursionGuy84]

She says she disagrees with war of any sort, could never kill anyone...

And yet....she decides to join an Armed Forces Branch Service.

Darwin Award nominee.

[manglor]

[mystery-ak]

She says she disagrees with war of any sort, could never kill anyone, and wants out of her six-year contract.


Bad career move....what in the hell did she think she was going to do in the Army....knit!!

[goldstategop]

She should be taken and shot for treason. This woman took an oath to her country and she suborned it. In wartime, there's only one thing to do to the likes of her. Putting her in jail is tantamount to sending a message there's no cost to getting a free ride at the expense of your own country and then not living up to your own obligation to faithfully defend it. Yep, patriotism is the last refuge of the malcontent.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

[goldstategop]

What is a back-stabbing Michael Moore liberal doing in the Armed Forces anyway? You'd think such ilk would the last to sign up for honorable service.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

[Tzimisce]

Why did she join the military?

[Trueblackman]

In the words of my former Chief Petty Officer "Dipsh*t should have never enlisted."

[Hot Tabasco]

Darwin Award nominee.

No, societal leech........

[downtownconservative]

My guess is that this women got a signing bonus and other perks for signing on for 6 years. Now she effectively claims amnesia for the oath she swore to defend her country when actually called to do so. Boot her and take back the goodies.

[CholeraJoe]

For every one like her, there are hundreds of women in the military, who are steeley-eyed killers, and true patriots. My radio operator in Central America would have walked through fire for me.

[goldstategop]

Both Katherine Jashinski and Mike Tonn thought they were in the military to make a lot of money, not to fight and die for their country. The liberal definition of our armed forces is a glorified social service agency... in uniform. You can't exactly blame these young people for believing they owe their own country bubkis.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

[sarasmom]

There is no draft.
There are consequences for dereliction of duty.

She should receive a dishonorable discharge, and jail time.
Those are the consequences of her actions.

[goldstategop]

Shoot 'em. I'm disappointed Tonn got an honorable discharge. Our military brass are not hard enough on the soft kind who have the belief their country owes them a living but they don't owe her their own sacred honor, fortunes and lives.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

[Lakeshark]

Plain and simple.......send her to prison and take away her benfits.

[DesertSapper]

Wow. An incredibly stupid person. Just what kind of organization did she think she was joining . . . the Peace Corps?

To this girl I say, "You have every right to refuse to go to war and to be a peacenik - but not in my Army! Go to jail, do your time, then join some commie/anti-war group and whine all you want."

As a former Platoon Sergeant, this sort of person really pisses me off.

[goldstategop]

Don't make me laugh. Our treasonous minds see that as a reward. It makes them martyrs. If I had it my way, Jashinski and Tonn would have faced same fate as Pvt. Slovik. Such are the wages of treason.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

[La Enchiladita]

...they willfully joined an organization that has combat as one of its main missions.

Then, they "change their minds."

Jashinski should have just hauled her sorry ass to Canada and spared us all this drama of her "following her conscience." It's insulting, self-important, boring and hurtful to many people.

I suspect in this case, and many like it, that leftist organizations like Michael Moore and others have gotten to her with their propaganda. One of Moore's main goals has been to infiltrate the armed services with HIS propaganda via other more neutral-appearing sites like Books for Soldiers.

What exactly did her "reading material" consist of?

[jazusamo]

What has happened to the old adage that a man (or woman) is as good as their word. By joining the military, a person swears to protect their country, that is an oath and reflects that persons commitment to their country. People who want out after swearing to that are breaking that oath and can't be trusted to do anything they promise to do. They exhibit a gross lack of character.

[steve8714]

Also she should forfeit any bonuses or tuition aid received.