Comments on: Air Force cracks down on combat deployment exemptions http://www.veteranstoday.com/2010/01/11/air-force-cracks-down-on-combat-deployment-exemptions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=air-force-cracks-down-on-combat-deployment-exemptions Military Veterans and Foreign Affairs Journal - VA - Veterans Administration Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:41:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: indythinker http://www.veteranstoday.com/2010/01/11/air-force-cracks-down-on-combat-deployment-exemptions/comment-page-1/#comment-35033 indythinker Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:38:12 +0000 http://127.0.0.1/?p=10096#comment-35033 Sent into Veterans Today via email from Bobbie Christian So the Air Force personnel who have a conscience and are silently against the Iraq and Afgan wars are going to be forced to go. Karma, I guess. They made the choice to join, and their choice has consequences. Oh well, this will balance out the number of deaths and maiming. Bobbie Christian Sent into Veterans Today via email from Bobbie Christian

So the Air Force personnel who have a conscience and are silently against the Iraq and Afgan wars are going to be forced to go. Karma, I guess. They made the choice to join, and their choice has consequences. Oh well, this will balance out the number of deaths and maiming.

Bobbie Christian

]]> By: Horace Coleman http://www.veteranstoday.com/2010/01/11/air-force-cracks-down-on-combat-deployment-exemptions/comment-page-1/#comment-34678 Horace Coleman Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:46:14 +0000 http://127.0.0.1/?p=10096#comment-34678 Good column.<br /> <p>If you're gong to be in a combat zone, you ought to at least be able to use a weapon (rifle or machine gun at a minimum) efficiently in self defense or to augment other shooters.</p><p>If you're in service, except for temporary illnesses and conditions, you should be deployable.</p><p>If you're gong to be used outside of your AFSC or MOS, you should be trained for the new assignment.</p><p><strong>The burden of war shouldn't be primarily on one or two branches of the military--especially if you're going to have an all volunteer military and not have a draft.</strong></p> Good column.

If you’re gong to be in a combat zone, you ought to at least be able to use a weapon (rifle or machine gun at a minimum) efficiently in self defense or to augment other shooters.

If you’re in service, except for temporary illnesses and conditions, you should be deployable.

If you’re gong to be used outside of your AFSC or MOS, you should be trained for the new assignment.

The burden of war shouldn’t be primarily on one or two branches of the military–especially if you’re going to have an all volunteer military and not have a draft.

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