[jm951]

Mikester- not really, but the number of folks who outright reject serving, and not for a religous reason, is something that should be addressed. Why? Would whatever party in charge in Washington make a difference? From my POV, there are quite a few late 20's early 30's people who don't have any sense of service to the country or support for national policy. They're more interested in making a buck, getting drunk or high, and living large. They're usually liberals in a political sense who assert that anyone who does serve is of lower intelligence and duped by "the administration". I saw lots of that back in the Vietnam era and maybe these guys are the modern Abby Hoffmans. Either way, those who volunteer for service are generally not stupid, nor are they motivated by the same things that the libs are. There is a reason many military are conservatives and I think it comes down to a personal world paradigm difference. Both of my sons serve, neither is "stupid" nor were they duped into serving. They both voluteered because of a love of the country and to give something back.