Just a small correction, jnygrl. He did not enlist; he received a commission as an officer in the military services from the President, and as such he has, if you will, a higher calling, one that does not allow him to publicly criticize administration policy.
I was speaking of the Specialist from New Jersey...he did, indeed, enlist 3 1/2 years ago (per the article in my post).
But thank you for the attempt at correction. It's good to have a system of checks and balances! ;-)