As a retired airman and out of respect for the four airmen that were killed in Iraq last week I take exception to your assertion. I respect your sons service and I wish that more American men would follow in their footsteps.
Let me clarify...the Air Force and Navy are not having the recruiting problems that the Army and Marines are having because, after seeing the casualty rates in Iraq, there is the perception among young men and women that it's safer to be an airman or sailor.