[oldvike]

I was wonder if he made the Rangers or not. Now I know.

[chiller]

"It is unlikely that he expected his decision to lead to combat right away. Or maybe he did and simply did not care.

Being in Arizona, I seem to remember Tillman hoped to go to battle in Afganistan a few short months after enlistment.

I take exception with the implication that Tillman is getting more than he bargained for, sooner than expected. I think he hoped his decision would indeed lead to combat right away.