Charles Manson didn't think he did anything wrong either. This loser's actions are in no way equal to the havoc of Manson, I just use that as an example. You signed the contract and you must honor it, or face the consequences. Our government in general has been way too soft on crime and I see failure to report as a crime. It is a symptom of the degredation of our society brought on by extreme liberal ideas. This jackpipe's opposition to the war has no relevance, he is a soldier, he was ordered to do his duty, he refuses, therefore he should be imprisoned and have sanctions put upon him for the rest of his life that go with being a convicted felon. He made his choice, so he should be made to live with the consequences, but of course he'll get a pardon if Senator (Comrade) Obama is elected, so it is kinda moot.
I'm tired of all these wanna do good morons and their feelings, we have a job to do get it done. Treason and desertion are words synonymous with this nugs actions, I believe the UCMJ applies here, no tv interview no private lawyer it's the stockade for Army and the brig for Marines and Navy, not sure about the Air Force, prison is still the operative word here. aagghhh!
I am in the IRR still and have 2 yrs left. Would I WANT to go back, no I wouldn't want to leave my job and my family again. If they called me back would I argue NO. I signed a contract for 8 yrs, 5 active and 3 IRR. This guy is a POS that should be hauled back over there and fulfill his contract to our country. OR prosicuted under the UCMJ and thown in with some of the guys there that would make him wish he had just came back and kept his word that he signed on his contract. I'm going to shut up now before this little chicken **** pisses me off to bad while I'm at work.
He failed to read his contract.... can be recalled up to 8 years after end of active duty time....
Funny, the media keeps calling it a "backdoor draft" but doesn't do ANY investigation that a military contract has an 8 year lifespan.... and the contract is VERY clear.... you can be recalled. If you get out of service, you still have a reserve obligation.... so total service is 8 years (last I knew).
This is a breach of contract.
As such, the service can demand repayment of any benefit. AND any other action they see fit...
I dont care what he feels, you feel with your fingers and think with your head, I think that the UCMJ in its wartime writings are in order on things such as this and if my memory serves me correctly then the punishment for failure to obey a direct order and desertion is death. So let the bell ring for all of those that would leave thier brothers and sisters in arms to stand alone. Get the rope, a tree and slap that horse on the a$$.
It's really sad to see guys like this that do everything in their power not to go and then see a wounded vet that would give their other leg or arm to be back over there helping out.
He signed on the line, now he's gotta finish his time. And he's a journalist for kripes sake! 6 days in Afghanistan the last time... what's he complaining about...
I agree with this soldier, we have no business in Iraq. I served 20 years in the Navy and retired in 1991. This soldier separated from the service and should not have to go back just because the friggin idiots in the Army want him back...tough! This stop loss program also sucks. If it's your time to get out, you should be allowed to get out. We had a need for being Iraq seven years ago, but there is no need to keep sending men & women over there to die, no matter what the cause.
Originally posted by armywifefigueroa: It's really sad to see guys like this that do everything in their power not to go and then see a wounded vet that would give their other leg or arm to be back over there helping out.
He signed on the line, now he's gotta finish his time. And he's a journalist for kripes sake! 6 days in Afghanistan the last time... what's he complaining about...
I have been fighting the VA for 6 YEARS to remove the metal from my leg so I could go back - and I am 37 now, and still fighting the VA.
I agree with you 100%. Let's not waste taxpayer dollars, just shoot the coward. I donate the first 230 grains.
It's not that there is no God or that He isn't listening. You're probably just asking the wrong questions.
You know, its about time that a court-martial really just hammered these gutless cowards. If the convening authority and the trial service office have any spine they'll both let it be known to everyone that this chucklehead IS charged with desertion and that they'll seek the maximum punishment... no plead bargains, no OTH in lieu of court-martial.
This sort of convenient "conscientious objection" will cease if and when its perpetrators are frog marched off to the stockade/brig for a couple decades. I'd suggest that it might also keep these pansies from enlisting in the first place.
So, what's the hold up General? If you listen to the JAG too long you'll end up doing nothing.
Originally posted by shortcut: I agree with this soldier, we have no business in Iraq. I served 20 years in the Navy and retired in 1991. This soldier separated from the service and should not have to go back just because the friggin idiots in the Army want him back...tough! This stop loss program also sucks. If it's your time to get out, you should be allowed to get out. We had a need for being Iraq seven years ago, but there is no need to keep sending men & women over there to die, no matter what the cause.
Shortcut HE signed a CONTRACT, he should have read the fine print if need be. In that contract there was a place that had his years for active service, ALSO years of IRR time.
It doesn't matter about whether or not he wants to or believes in it or not. It is about signing your contract to give everything you have up to and including your life for what OUR Country needs or tells you to do.
Personaly I'll just call him a little chicken ****, that needs to either stand up for his country or get the hell out.
As a member of the u.s. armed forces, just like the rest of us, signed a contract stating that he would follow the orders of the president of the United States and the superiors appointed over him. It his decision to make whether the war is just or unjust. It is his duty to go where he is told. Anything less is cause for disciplinary action. A military cannot be run on liberal views or opinion. We did not become a super power by asking our sailors and soldiers what they wanted to do. One would hope that patriotism would play some part in it. This is still a voluntary military last time I checked. He made a commitment now honor it.
Hell yea I would even donate the 30-06 rounds just to keep that ******* from breathing my air I do disagree with the war but I fully support my fellow troops, a order is a order we all can read and we knew that this could happen.
But he never really have to answer for his cowardly action, nor will they take away any of his befits to which he does not deserve a dime from. It just makes me sick.
