Bush OK's more troops. Depending on the source, I've seen 4400 more and 8200 more. This, of course, in addition to the already 20K+ he asked for a few months back.
My question is, where are they going to get these guys?
I understand the Army is on a huge recruiting blast. But news that they are relaxing standards in order to help meet headcount does not make me sleep any easier at night. Doesn't my husband, with his life at stake and our country's freedom and integrity on the line, deserve to have the best possible Soldier fighting next to him? Shouldn't the people of the countries we are trying to help not have to worry that the Soldier that comes into their home is a criminal? Seriously, this kind of shit really irks me because the potential for disaster just increases one hundred fold.
And, with the addition of a few bad soldiers, it makes it more and more likely that the good ones, the ones who have made the military their life, are going to decide that there's no longer a place for them. And the ones who stay? They'll spend the rest of their time herding cats instead of doing their job.
That's a very sad thing indeed. The men and women of our Armed Forces -- and we as Americans -- deserve better.
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