Reply #42: Some of the weapons systems that are no longer appropriate for the kinds [View All]

[JDPriestly]

of warfare we are likely to become involved in need to be abandoned.

At the same time, the VA and veterans' benefits need to be improved in many cases.

We could afford to close a number of our over 700 overseas bases.

As a former member of the military, what would you think of going back to the days when rank and file soldiers pulled KP and cooked, etc.? As a very young man, my husband did those things when he served in the Air Force. In my opinion, we spend far too much on private military contractors for things soldiers could do for themselves.

That would mean involving more draftees as well as volunteers.

After all, the last war we really, really won -- with unconditional surrenders from those we were fighting (other than our bully wars with Grenada and maybe Panama) was WWII. And back then we had volunteers doing a lot of the work that private contractors do today.

Wouldn't you agree that reverting to an army with fewer private contractors would bring more pride and esprit de corps in the military?

My husband hated having to pull KP, etc. when he served. But now he looks back on his memories with a certain pride.