[templar]

I only want people serving in Our military to be serving because they want to serve Our Country.

Without a constant inflow and outflow of (otherwise) civilians in the military we run the real danger of a standing army with more loyalty to itself than to the people. IMO, a profesesional army is not a good thing.

[Defender2]

A professional Army dedicated to the Defense of the Copnstitution of the U.S. against ALL enemies foriegn or DOMESTIC, i.e., Socialists/Communists/terrorists, and stand for Freedom and the Bill of Rights is a dammed good thing in
my opinion. And if you don't like that......TOUGH!!!!

[mrustow]

I only want people serving in Our military to be serving because they want to serve Our Country.

Without a constant inflow and outflow of (otherwise) civilians in the military we run the real danger of a standing army with more loyalty to itself than to the people. IMO, a profesesional army is not a good thing.

Until about a month ago, most conservatives celebrated WWII's conscripted "citizen soldiers." Then Rangel tried his maneuver, and all of a sudden, the GOP talking points changed.