[Racehorse]

I am speechless.

[mtbopfuyn]

Key never thought he'd end up in Iraq in the first place.

Right there's your first clue - I never thought.

[sitkaspruce]

Hmmmm. Let me quess. His recruiter lied to him.

[L98Fiero]

China might set him up a homestead on the YELLOW river.

[proudmilitarymrs]

Why do we accept the ones with no sense?

[Rakkasan1]

who knew there were "non-deployable units"? what's it comprised of ,all pregnant females?

[holyscroller]

I wonder what he thinks the purpose of an Army is?

[crazyhorse691]

A Jon Kerry moment brought to you by the anti-american Patriotic Party of the US.

[rhombus]

This knothead seems to forgotten the purpose of the Army. Would he join the fire department as long as he didn't have to put out a fire? Or how about working in a bank as long as he doesn't have to count money? How about a mailman as long as he didn't have to touch mail?

[Vn_survivor_67-68]

a score of 50 percent on an aptitude test

Eh? What's that? He's got half an aptitude?

I 'spose that explains his attitude.

[Jake The Goose]

Run you deserter prick - run as far as you can.

[Gay State Conservative]

When he first enlisted, he signed up to be a bridge builder in a non-deployable unit.

I guess this guy had never heard of transfers.

[GOP_1900AD]

Shoot him.

[Zeroisanumber]

During basic training in May 2002, Key learned that his legally binding contract could be changed by the military at any time. "In the first few days of basic training, you learn that you are just a number and to keep your mouth shut unless spoken to.

Reality comes crashing in like a tidal wave.

A friend of mine recently graduated from Basic and just started his AIT for Chemical Ops. I asked him what he thought he'd be doing after AIT and he replied, "Driving trucks in Iraq."

Me: "I thought you were going to be a Chemical Ops. guy.

Him: "I am."

Me: "So why the hell do you think that the Army's going to send you to the sandbox to drive truck?"

Him: "'cause they need truck drivers who can shoot a lot more than they need Chem Ops guys right now."

Me: "That sucks, man."

Him: "Yeah, welcome to the Army."

[SIDENET]

They told me they were hiding the fact that my wife was pregnant. After I signed the paper it didn't matter anymore. The army was the only option we had."

The familiar old BS of "I didn't have any other options, so I entered the Army and was exploited".

Here's his picture. He obviously isn't going hungry. I do feel sorry for the kids. They don't deserve a disgraceful, loser dad like that. BTW, what the heck is with his hat?

[etcetera]

I support the WOT and send packages weekly to deployed troops. But I have a problem with the Army's recruiting adverts on TV.

The ads place emphasis on your secondary MOS - the stuff you learn after Basic Training - like water treatment, computers, engineering, etc.

What the ads don't tell these young people is that when you pass Basic, you're classed as an 11-B, an "eleven-bravo". You're an infantryman, trained to use a rifle.

So when the Army needs riflemen to patrol, you're it.

This comes as a big shock to people who joined the Army to earn money for college.

[Past Your Eyes]

What a frikkin loser.

"a rapidly growing family..."

Probably his cousin on both sides of the family. "Hey, how do you shut this thing off, anyway?"