Introduction

The purpose of my blog is to reach out to others to really and truly understand the ramifications and/or consequences of serving in the military to serve and protect our country.  I am not against our soldiers protecting the United States of America.  For the military to serve and protect, this has become a real question in the recent media.  Every day, soldiers will join various military branches.  They will become full trained, armed and ready to serve and protect The United States of America.

My youngest son proudly joined the United States Army, graduating boot camp the Saturday before 9/11/01.  As we all know, the days that followed were filled with horror and memories that will never go away.  Nine years later, 2010, proud soldiers, both men and women, along with my son, are suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, also known as PTSD.

It took a while for my son to get officially out.  With all the red tape and with two wars going on, the War in Iraq, also known as Operation Iraqi Freedom and the War in Afghanistan, also known as Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), we are wearing our soldiers thin.  It is when the circumstances, due to the length of time in a war-torn territory or in some cases two war-torn territories, that the military needs to re-evaluate how much is too much for our soldiers, our families, and our nation.  Military commanders have to decide who will get medical attention and who will have to wait.