I have often wondered why any sane person would join the US military. Or Why would anyone encourage their son or daughter to sign up? There is a saying " A soldier offers his life twice for his country. First on the battle field and second at the VA hospital".
Recently it was reported that one VA medical facility had a waiting list that was a more of a death wish list for the federal government. They had no intention of treating the poor unfortunates on the list, but figured if they could string them along long enough they'd die off.
I have an uncle that made it through Vietnam. He was fortunate enough to come back to the states with his mind and his health. Sadly, at 66 yrs he now experiences panic attacks when he hears loud noises.
Al Thompson said (September 20, 2014):
I think that the best solution for all young men is to not enlist in the military. There is simply too much that can go wrong. All governments really care about is taking advantage of people and then screw them after it is all done. That's what the government is and there's no changing it until people stop feeding it. Separate from it, Leave the govtards alone and let the whole system rot. If most of the readers here think that the government is satanic, then why join in on it? Just separate and let it rot. http://verydumbgovernment.blogspot.com/2012/09/old-mens-wars.html