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BLAME SYSTEM FOR CHEATS

I’ve been in the Army more than 19 years and cheating on correspondence courses was an issue when I first came in. But, why is this topic an issue ... again?

The true source of the problem lies in the promotion system. ... The current philosophy puts the emphasis on correspondence courses as a main way to earn points. Where is the logic there?

A soldier can complete a 40-hour correspondence course in less than a week with a little time and effort. As leaders, we push correspondence courses over resident courses not only because they offer more points, but they don’t keep soldiers from being at the unit for weeks at a time.

— TRANSMSG

MAINTAIN MoH INTEGRITY

I’m mixed on [Defense Secretary Robert Gates announcing a Medal of Honor standards review may result in a living MoH recipient from the current wars].

On the one hand, I’m glad the process is getting a look. On the other, I’m worried that they’ll cheapen the award because they’re just looking for people to give it to. It’s an award that must have the strictest of standards and no compromise of those standards can be accepted.

— SailorDave

BOOST AFGHANISTAN EFFORT

Within days of the president’s trip to Copenhagen, Denmark, to fight for Chicago to host the 2016 Olympics, eight U.S. soldiers desperately [lost] their lives in Afghanistan. … President Barack Obama should consider Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s request for more troops. This is the original War on Terror. This is where in the caves, on the dark desert nights, the evil men planned the attacks on our beloved country. Let’s send the troops and fight them there so we can continue to preserve the freedom of this great nation.

— SSG Sherman Jones Jr

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If you are going to send more in, agree to support them and those already there to the fullest. If this is a war, fight it as such and not as some politically correct event where we are trying to win the hearts of the world. … Full support should be a non-negotiable when it comes to our service members in harm’s way.

— 668203