I think they were trying to send a signal to young Marines that if they go, they will be followed to their graves by the Marine Corps. |
It doesn't seem to be the case. It looks like it's full speed ahead in putting the elderly and the infirm in the military brigs around the country. |
My view is that the Marines are trying to send a message to people in the ranks today that they, too, will be required to participate in a war, whether they think it's illegal or immoral. |
The Pentagon has instituted this policy to say to the current troops that if you go AWOL you will be hunted down to the grave. |