There's been a bunch of postings about the future of the Army recently...here's some selected quotes about some of Ft. Hood's finest:
Army officers plot exit strategy
Young officers returning to Fort Hood from Iraq weigh whether it's worthwhile to continue their careers.
By Mark Mazzetti
LOS ANGELES TIMES
Saturday, June 11, 2005
"The undefined goals of the war on terror are making it really hard for the Army to keep people right now," Fulton said.
"You take a junior officer, you send them overseas for a year. They win a lot of medals, and they're a hero. But when you send them back a second time, the odds go up that they won't make it home alive, and it becomes even harder on their family. Are they any more of a hero for having served a second time? No," he said.
Yet Tuohey, who was promoted to captain upon returning to Fort Hood, said he isn't sure whether he will stay in the Army when his commitment ends next year. He said he is tempted to work on Wall Street.
It's not the money he's after. It's the fact that the Army was promising him a future of perpetual deployments fighting a war that could last for decades.
That is not a future he is sure he can commit to.
"What's the end point?" he asked. "When do you declare victory?"
complete story here