Anyway, I am sorry if I have offended you VC. This topic always seems to come up again and again. You seem like a decent sort, but then I contrast that with the job and I have trouble reconciling it. It boggles my mind why anyone would sell their labour to a military. In saying that people sell out all the time from CEO's who do bugger all, to pricks in the NSA, to private contractors who are essentially mercenaries etc etc. No hard feelings, though I am sure 3 month later when Syria is escalating I will be at it again!

Why couldn't you have just remained a steady teacher? I like teachers, it's a relatively honest sport. Mind you, I don't hear good things about teaching in the states. Seems like paperwork hell and little thanks, plus American kids, and budgets being stripped state to state.