31 Soldier Suicides

[Grumpy]

Thanks Bug, I admire people that are not afraid to admit when they are wrong.

Grumpy

[kygorski]

Our grandson is starting his 7th year in the army, 5 of them have been overseas. 3 tours in the middle east, and now in Japan with the prospect of Korea awaiting him.My step dad was career army infantry,I was also in the service as an infantry men.Why the hell do we we have our troops scattered all over the world?These "kill em with kindness wars are killing us"We should NEVER have gone into Iraq, and we dis what we had to do in afganistan, we beat the snot out of the taliban and alkida, and now were spilling our futures blood over nothing!Dont give me that "fighting terorists"crapola, do what the russians did or ther germans, fight back using more terror.Does anyone know what pax romana meant? it meant you kill a roman, prepare for some serious pain.Over here we showwer them money.A few fuel gas bombs over those mountains would make believers out of those folks.

[RoadToad]

"The old soldiers were DRAFTED which meant they were FORCED into the service. The "baby boom" was the result of having babies to keep from being drafted. To me, that is the same as draft dodging."

Bug, talk about not knowing what you are talking about, you just took the prize. Since the beginning of our country and our military, the VAST MAJORITY of our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen have been volunteers NOT DRAFTEES. And, the "baby boom" happened after the war not because of it.

Grumpy

Yes, it happened after the war, but it was at least in part because of it. Veterans returning home, and being encouraged to invest in home ownership and higher education through the GI Bill contributed substantially to the baby boom. Many would say that's the main cause. But the idea that it was due to people trying to avoid the draft is a new one. It clearly was not, since being a parent has never been an exemption from the draft. Besides, if you look at the parents of us baby boomers, most who were eligible had already served, so they weren't going to get drafted anyway.