The Berzerkeleys are at it again. In a recent editorial in the Berkeley Daily Planet former Berzerkeley Councilmember Mark McDonald slanders military recruiters and leaders. He presents three fallacies that I’d like to correct him on.
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“In the last 7 years, have you consulted with a mental health professional (psychiatrist, psychologist, counselor, etc.) or have you consulted with another health care provider about a mental health related condition? If you answered “Yes,” provide the dates of treatment and the name and address of the therapist or doctor below…”

This is one of the questions on Standard Form 86, the security clearance questionnaire for national security positions. It is used as a basis for granting access to classified government information and determining one’s allegiance and suitability for such sensitive positions.

But, until recently, Question 21 above posed a morale dilemma for many Soldiers about whether or not to seek the help they sorely needed.
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No, the two aren’t related - as far as I know. These are two issues that have been on my mind lately and I don’t feel like writing two separate posts about it.
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The MSM has found something they can sink their fangs into to rally the anti-war masses again:

Soldiers strained by six years at war are deserting their posts at the highest rate since 1980, with the number of Army deserters this year showing an 80 percent increase since the United States invaded Iraq in 2003.

While the totals are still far lower than they were during the Vietnam War, when the draft was in effect, they show a steady increase over the past four years and a 42 percent jump since last year.

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By TERRI of A SOLDIER’S MIND

Did anyone ever wonder about who was taking all those intense, impelling and sometime touching photos of our troops engaged in battle that are coming out of the warzone? I’m not talking about the ones we see splashed all across our television sets and newspapers. Instead, the photos I’m talking about, are the ones, that those of us who frequent military sites and blogs see on a regular basis. The kind of photos that we rarely see in the media. The photos that show us what our troops are dealing with day in and day out.

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