Eric Takabayashi <etakajp@yahoo.co.jp> 
> No, and they don't keep that in mind. Even Japanese police 
> do not necessarily have a large risk factor. JSDF personnel
> even less. So now, another generation of Americans is 
> learning the hard way that joining the military is not 
> simply a way to pay for school, gain a skill, travel, or 
> earn money, and among themselves, anyway, many probably 
> regret being there now or joining up, particularly the 
> reservists who've had to leave regular jobs as well as 
> their loved ones for an untold duration. And as last time 
> in the Gulf, I feel sorry for such people. 

Really? Why do you feel sorry? 

But I didn't know reservists were called. Is it that the US Army
doesn't have enough active soldiers?

> Officers again insist that recruits know the risks upon 
> enlisting. I doubt they realized it would occur so soon 
> or frequently.

You mean, guys enter the US Army as soldiers and don't expect to go to
the front?! Weird.

Rafael Caetano