Field Training Exercise:

This past Friday, I journeyed to Fort Hood. It's an expansive region of woods and desert terrain. I met many enlisted men comprised of both the Air Force and Army. It's neat how even after all these years of separation, they still work together on an army base for special operations.

One thing that a chief master sergeant said however frightened me. He said, "When we go to war with Iran or Syria, our special ops teams will come in very handy!" I hated this. What really sickened me was the idea that not only is he preparing his men for war, but he is eagerly anticipating it. I think this represents a certain type of man that joins the military more for a longing for battle and to release pent-up aggression than as an opportunity for leadership, personal betterment, and the chance to defend his country. A man such as this should never be granted a position of power. The men smiled, laughed, and cheered him on all the way though after the things he would say. I just think the situation in Iraq is already more than this country can handle without planning to destroy the political structure of two additional countries.