Army Desertion Rate Up 80 Pct. Since '03
http://www6.comcast.net/news/articles/general/2007/11/16/Military.Deserters/
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WOW! The troops have been misinformed thinking the war is in Canada? 
A less alarmist headline might read "Desertion rates are higher when we are a war as opposed to when we are not." or maybe something shorter like "Duh".
Check desertion rate in WWII or crime rate in the military in WWII. It happens.
quote:Originally posted by PBA:
WOW! The troops have been misinformed thinking the war is in Canada?
They should go somewhere besides Canada...
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/15/world/main350...RSSattr=HOME_3507379
Canada's Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from two US deserters, allowing the ruling of the Canadian Immigration Board to stand, which said that they were in no danger of cruel or unusual punishment.
Our Country is going through enough right now and posting about desertions and getting people upset is just wrong.
Hopefully the people that read this are smart enough to do the math.
Less than 1% of over a half million troops are "deserters". Given how many personalities and beliefs that are shared among half a million people, and given that we are "at war", I think less than 1% is a very LOW number.
Less than 1% of over a half million troops are "deserters". Given how many personalities and beliefs that are shared among half a million people, and given that we are "at war", I think less than 1% is a very LOW number.
"It notes the current rate, even for the Army, is far below the Vietnam War rate of 3.4 percent (in 1971). Which itself is well below the rate from World War II, which peaked at 6.3 percent in 1944. In the American Civil War, the overall rate was 14 percent from the Union Army and 11 percent from the Confederate army."
http://vernondent.blogspot.com/2007/11/desertion-in-perspective.html
http://vernondent.blogspot.com/2007/11/desertion-in-perspective.html
quote:Originally posted by interventor:
"It notes the current rate, even for the Army, is far below the Vietnam War rate of 3.4 percent (in 1971). Which itself is well below the rate from World War II, which peaked at 6.3 percent in 1944. In the American Civil War, the overall rate was 14 percent from the Union Army and 11 percent from the Confederate army."
http://vernondent.blogspot.com/2007/11/desertion-in-perspective.html
Thanks for the link, interventor. It should be a big help.
quote:Originally posted by Kindred:
Our Country is going through enough right now and posting about desertions and getting people upset is just wrong.
Well said, General Musharraf.