so people are signing up for the military because of these 'tough' economic times. i don't know if thats a good thing. are these people just joining because they need the money and the healthcare? do they know what this job is all about??


its weird how people have been bashing the military the past few years and yet during tough times they turn to them for money and the benefits. so the past few years we have been an army of those who volunteered at time of war. now its evolving to an army of those who volunteered at a time of economic depression during a time of war. i will be interested to see how the army changes.

in a few years are we going to have unhappy disgruntled soldiers who have fought in the afghan war who joined because 'they needed the money'? paul will soon be the NCO in charge of such soldiers who are coming in (yes, he is working hard to get promoted while in iraq). its a tough road ahead.