(01-30-2018, 10:18 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(01-30-2018, 10:08 AM)homebiscuit Wrote: Anyone, regardless of specialty or branch of service, can be pulled from their assigned duties, from anywhere in the world, at any time, and sent to a combat zone to fight in a foxhole under direct orders from the president. Yep, that’s how it works.

Yes, but that is still an incredibly rare occurrence, and if they're pulling desk jockeys for live fire duty then a draft probably won't be far behind and the point will be moot.

I need to work on my sarcasm font. I was poking fun at the assertion of high schoolers who join the service automatically becoming bullet sponges. Surely TJ must know that those who go into combat made a clear decision to volunteer for combat arms specialties. Supply clerks, aircraft mechanics, and other support specialties don’t just somehow magically find themselves in foxholes.

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