[ServesURight]

Give me a break. The recruiters had nothing to do with this. This Hughey character enlisted, completed basic training, and learned to drive a tank. He knew the risks.

[BlkConserv]

I agree that Brandon should be punished. Look, I served in the Navy back in 1990 at Great Lakes and there were kids then who tried to weasel out of their service because their recruiter reassured them that they wouldn't be going to Iraq (in the first Persian Gulf War). You probably remember the story of that Marine who became a conscientious objector that was replayed ad nauseum on the network evening news. Kids enlist in the service dreaming about the places they may travel to without realizing the possibility of combat and dying or being injured in a war. I'm just saying the military needs to do a better job addressing these facts to those considering military service.