[meandog]

Well, I’m a retired Navy Reservist who went in during Vietnam. I do not think many Navy folks thought that DaNang was “good duty” but we all swore the same oath given to every armed forces member (Navy, USMC, Army, Air Force and Coast Guard) and that oath states that 1. we will obey the orders of the Commander in Chief and the officers appointed over us; and 2. that we will defend our Constitution against all enemies, foreign or domestic.

[ThunderStruck94]

Yes, absolutely agree with you. My point is that we probably do not have the numbers we need in the Army and the Marine Corps. Those boys (& girls) do their duty, but they are really having a hard time with the rotation cycle. In today's high tech military, you cannot just tell its members that we don't give a crap about your home life, professional abilities, etc.......just do your duty without question! Things are a little different these days. There are no conscripts in the military. If you start treating them like conscripts, readiness will suffer because no-one will stay in.

[muawiyah]

Buddy of mine who was a US Army supply officer thought Da Nang was tremendous duty ~ the alternative being out in the boonies.