Reply #13: Joining the ARMY and then bailing after boot is not protesting [View All]

it is a crime, and testament to human stupidity. Now washing out of boot is one thing, but if you complete boot and then quit before a deployment you are not protesting. Short of family crisis or medical reasons there are few reasons to leave at that point.

I can tell you that the army makes it pretty clear what its role is. I did not go the traditional recruiter route but they made a point to outline the role of the NG and the possibility for a combat deployment, even with a support mos.

The army is not the real world, common things like your ability to manage time, are gone or controlled. Protesting on your time is fine, protesting on the army's time, unacceptable (to the army).

To the soldier and marine the war is legal, the order is legal, it is above his pay grade to stop the war. That is OUR job as voters and citizens.

That is done with elections, or at least that is how it should work.