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HOOD TIGHTENS GUN RULES

So, the response to a mass-casualty event that might possibly have been stopped had people been able to exercise their 2nd Amendment rights is to further restrict those rights? And those whose rights we’re restricting are issued weapons to go fight questionable wars, but can’t be trusted with a privately owned firearm while at home station?

— Shrike

KNOCKED UP IN IRAQ

Honestly, I understand what [Maj. Gen. Anthony Cuculo] is doing. Will it prevent soldiers from hooking up? Probably not. To get a female soldier pregnant is to take them out of the fight. I have had my own temptations, but in a deployed environment, the mission is first above anything, because you have other soldiers that count on you to get the job done, however big or small.

— blkhwk15t

As a current commander in Afghanistan who lost his three females to pregnancy in the 2.5 months prior to deployment I’m completely in support of some sort of accountability. During a deployment, it’s criminal. Four months into a 12-month deployment and I’m still waiting for replacements.

— Wardog_11

The real issue we are discussing here is whether soldiers who become pregnant/get someone pregnant should be punished for doing so in a combat zone. For me, it’s a no-brainer — you don’t get pregnant or get someone pregnant and create a “loss” to the unit, just like you don’t shoot your buddy in the foot so he can go home. If soldiers went around intentionally injuring one another for a plane ticket home, they’d be court-martialed for it.

— JodieCoyotie

Attract more Chaplains

Chaplains are needed to handle things like combat stress in a confidential environment, to handle worried spouses and as a primary point of contact for those new to the base and looking for a church or other religious contacts.

Then there are things such as basic training, taking care of people who are slated to tech school or things such as that. Military chaplains are unique in that they are familiar with the stresses and duties of the military and are trained to work with multiple faiths. Those two things are vital to the chaplain, and you can’t get those from civilians.

— Aitrus