Can you believe this dribble? The New York Times has created a new term for desertion-- Un-Volunteering. No, Ms. Davey it is desertion -- deserting your fellow soldiers and deserting your commitment -- your word, among other things. First, I don't agree with draft dodgers during Vietnam, but comparing this to Iraqi/Afghanistan desertion is asinine -- and that is exactly what Ms. Davey is attempting to do by slipping the Vietnam reference in [IMO]. Let us recall that Vietnam was a military consisting largely of and dependent on draftees -- today we have a volunteer force! This concept seems difficult for the media to understand -- let me explain it, you choose to join and now 3.5 years after 9/11 you know the likely consequences. To further elaborate on the process of choosing -- you take an oath, sign your name to an agreement [contract], and are thereby committed -- upon completing your training, you are further committed by the bonds developed with your fellow service-members. No this is DESERTION plain and simple and should be prosecuted to the full extent allowed under the UCMJ.
The night before his Army unit was to meet to fly to Iraq, Pvt. Brandon Hughey, 19, simply left. He drove all night from Texas to Indiana, and on from there, with help from a Vietnam veteran he had met on the Internet, to disappear in Canada.Un-volunteer my...! (Hat tip: Michelle Malkin)
In Georgia, Sgt. Kevin Benderman, 40, whose family ties to military service stretch back to the American Revolution, filed for conscientious-objector status and learned that he will face a court-martial in May for failing to report to his unit when it left for a second stint in Iraq.
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