[Mr. Mojo]

After Pearl Harbor, to his great disappointment, he was not called back into uniformed service. He ended the war at the Philadelphia Naval Aircraft Factory, working with fellow writers L. Sprague de Camp and Isaac Asimov.

I suspect those three threw around some mighty thought-provoking material in conversation.

In 1958, in response to what he saw as a liberal effort to weaken America's military.....

In '58? He's lucky he didn't live to see the mid-90s.

[NewRomeTacitus]

Starship Troopers made me join the Army and it was the best decision I ever made. Service for a significant chunk of time is GOOD for most youths. It makes them consider their politics, usefulness and possible influence on society while away from negative influences.

Service SHOULD equate Citizenship while liberals who won’t put their lives on the line should be excluded from major decisions.

[Stonewall Jackson]

At least he didn't end up with a career like L. Ron Hubbard. He commanded the sub-chaser PC-815 during WW2, but his brief stint as commander sounds like something out of McHale's Navy.

Among his various misadventures was an incident when he decided that his crew needed gunnery practice and had them start shooting at a nearby island. Unfortunately for his career, the island was not only inhabited, but it belonged to Mexico.