Educational benefits ....shoddy? BS. These men and women are fulfilling the warrior role in our society whether they like it or not or expected it. All military personnel enlisted or officer are "cannon fodder" when the need demands it.

The military is NOT a for profit organization. Its primary purpose and make no mistake about this is...WAR and killing people.

They protect us and risk their necks in far away lands where the natives do not Habla Engleis and they do it for many reasons not the least of which for many is a true sense of duty and tradition.

Using taxpayer dollars to subsidize education for young men and women who are serving in our defense is a small gesture. The economic glory days of the US in the fifties and early sixties was assisted greatly by large numbers of WW2 and Korean veterans makning use of the then GI bill and entering society in all of the various professions.



Reenlistment bonuses are also carrots to entice people to continue to serve a full career. I would never deny them those bonuses.

Absence from family and the inconvenience of being potential cannot fodder aside the military is the reason for our state of freedom and continued existence as a free country.

We should all learn to respect them and there sacrifices istead of whining like children derived of recess.

Many consider it an honor to serve as their fathers did before them. It was an honor for me. I had no doubts of what might be expected of me and that was driven home on many occasions.

I have always been proud of my father and his service in WW2. Given the chance I would serve again even being over fifty if I could help in any way.

I, for one believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that freedom has a sweeter taste to all of those men and women who have had the honor and oppurtunity to serve. .

They are special and they are a cut above. Think about that the next time to you go to your nine to five job. You do not have to worry about someone calling you at 3:00 AM in the morning to tell you that you will be on a plane to Bum screwed Egypt in the next two hours and to get your sorry butt on base.


I am sorry I just hate to hear our guys and gals maligned.

To assign a term of bribery to educational benefits for warriors is shameful.

"Proud to be an Infidel" ... "100% pure American Jingoist"