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I spent most of the last 10 years of service in Tactical Communications, specifically Satellite Comm, and then Satellite/Wideband communications, 304X6/2E172 (depending on when you looked at the AFSC, your equivilent of MOS). I was in the 507Tactical Air Control Center Squadron (TACCS) from Nov. 87 to Nov. 91, 1st Combat Communications Squadron (the First Mob), Dec. 91-Feb. 96, and 32nd Combat Communications Squadron (the Third Herd)Feb.96-Oct. 97. None of them are "REAL" combat units. But my "ladies" have been fired on in Sarajevo, and returned fire, I might add. My folks, men and women, opened the Air Base at Tuzla Airfield, when it was covered in 4" of raw sewage, and mined, and helped clear their own areas so the airfield could handle traffic to bring in the grunts who were going to do the real work. They get the training to do what has to be done, and if they can't do it, or won't, they get out. Our job is to support the line troops, and we are supposed to be supported by them, for perimiter defense. I've yet to deploy where we actually had that support, and my folks haven't, either.

No one who can't pass the physical exam AND meet the physical requirements should be in combat. Certainly not in a combat unit. But ANYONE who can should be able to do so.

I once worked for Col. George E. (Bud) Day, the guy who created the "Wild Weasel" concept, and also spent years in the Hanoi Hilton. He had a lot of sad, sad, stories to tell about what happened to POWs there. I don't like the idea of any of that happening to anyone, but risking it is a personal decision. Anyone who doesn't want to go can shoot themselves in the foot. Anyone who is willing, and can meet the standards (and I'm not in favor of relaxing them) should be able to go.

Then I dont understand how you having never served in a line company or MOS would intentionally exalt your personal "opinion" about circumstances you have no experience with, to the level of or above my experience that has fleet and combat MOS service as its foundation.

Not to attack you personally but this is a good example of Liberal thinking.

"My personal opinion about a subject I am not qualified to judge is equal to or more important than the opinion of someone who is qualified to judge"

This means you are judging with "feelings" and not with "experiential knowledge".

Not to imply that you arent allowed to opine on the subject but you have continued past knowing that you arent qualified to judge this matter.

Check yourself.

I am not sure if I said this to you or someone else but your lack of Combat or combat MOS experience...makes you ultimately unqualified to judge this matter past....what you "feel".

REALITY SUCKS IF YOU GO AGAINST IT.