Originally Posted by MajorMadMax
The US has pretty much been in a state of war since the events of 9/11, first in Afghanistan and later in Iraq (plus a few other places). Whether you think there is a connection or not, anyone who joined the US Army after 9/11 (he may have even joined after OIF started, as promotion to captain in the US Army is at three years, and it doesn't say if he is a First or Second Lieutenant) and didn't expect to go to Iraq is a putz. Plus, if he was so against the war, why did he wait until his unit got notified of their deployment to object? In other words, he liked the paycheck until he was told he would have to actually earn it...
Cheers! M2
He went to OCS in mid-'03 after graduation from college, well after OIF kicked off. His DOR of 1LT is June '05. He hasn't exactly been liking his "paycheck until he was told he would have to actually earn it...", he's been trying to resign since January. Not that that makes him any less of a
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