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Eames · 05-19-2004, 10:30 PM

[quote="Sgt Stryker":91447]he should not have deserted; can't he file for discharge or transfer to non-combat or stateside unit if hes a "conchi"?[/quote:91447]

no, he couldnt. when you sign up for the military you sign papers stating that you are not and never will be a "conscioncess objector". you also swear to obey all orders given to you and to respect the chain of command. the fact that this man is only getting a dishonorable discharge and a year in prison is a slap in the face to military discipline and everyone else who is sacraficing there lives overseas and not pussying out. wtf is this going to do to discipline in the ranks??? now soldiers know that they have the option to run away from there units whenever they are about to go into combat and the only thing that will happen is a year in prison....compared to possibly losing there life, think about the number of men that might try to pull this same shit because of the laxed punishment. people used to be shot for this kind of stuff, and were up to ww2.....this coward should have been shot like the coward he is for turn tailing and running, spitting in the faces of his fellow soldiers and leaving them out to dry is just pitiful.

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Eames is Offline Command Sergeant Major Posts: 2,025 Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa, FL or Charleston, SC	05-19-2004, 10:30 PM [quote="Sgt Stryker":91447]he should not have deserted; can't he file for discharge or transfer to non-combat or stateside unit if hes a "conchi"?[/quote:91447] no, he couldnt. when you sign up for the military you sign papers stating that you are not and never will be a "conscioncess objector". you also swear to obey all orders given to you and to respect the chain of command. the fact that this man is only getting a dishonorable discharge and a year in prison is a slap in the face to military discipline and everyone else who is sacraficing there lives overseas and not pussying out. wtf is this going to do to discipline in the ranks??? now soldiers know that they have the option to run away from there units whenever they are about to go into combat and the only thing that will happen is a year in prison....compared to possibly losing there life, think about the number of men that might try to pull this same shit because of the laxed punishment. people used to be shot for this kind of stuff, and were up to ww2.....this coward should have been shot like the coward he is for turn tailing and running, spitting in the faces of his fellow soldiers and leaving them out to dry is just pitiful.