Of Course He Should Be

I am sure many will have a problem with this story about a solider being charged for refusing to deploy -- let me feel you in on a few things... The United States Army is still set up on discipline -- not feelings -- you do get to choose what you will and want do. Even if this guy applied and got a discharge for "conscientious objecting" he did not have it at the time of deployment and he obviously had been in long enough to know you do what you are ordered -- he could have continued with the proceedings but he also had an obligation to "his commitment", to the Army, and to his "fellow soldiers" to follow orders -- just as the Army has an obligations to the many that follow orders to prosecute anyone that fails to follow them..

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — An Army mechanic who refused to deploy to Iraq for a second tour of duty will be court-martialed on desertion charges, officials said Friday.
Sgt. Kevin Benderman, 40, missed his unit's deployment flight Jan. 7 after giving his commanders notice 10 days earlier that he planned to seek a discharge as a conscientious objector. Benderman said he had become opposed to war after serving in the 2003 invasion of Iraq.