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To: Road Walker who wrote (279127)	3/8/2006 7:18:38 PM
From: Alighieri	Respond to of 1573791

Loyalty to the war and loyalty to the country are two different things. Actually there is a psychological component to these guys' relationships, and that is the loyalty to the unit. A wounded soldier that has to leave the unit in the field feels very guilty and if asked will say the thing he wants most is to re-join his unit. They feel like cowards in a strange way. It's a very macho environment. It's one of the reasons the re-enlistment rate is high in the field....that and the instant bonuses that are given out. Even $15K is a LOT OF MONEY to the typical private or specialist. Now take a look at the join rate and you see a very different story. Al

To: Road Walker who wrote (279127)	3/9/2006 7:49:16 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573791

Loyalty to the war and loyalty to the country are two different things. Yes they are, but I still think if the vast majority of the soldiers though the war was a horrible mistake and that we should pull out now than the re-enlistment rates would be much lower. Re-enlistment rates are one data point. The poll is another. I don't find either really conclusive, but I would put more weight on the re-enlistment rates. The poll questions are not revealed nor were the details of the poll methodology, only a summary of results. Without the specific questions and the methodology, the poll has to be discounted a bit. Supposedly giving details about the methodology would put people in danger. Perhaps that is so. If so it justifies leaving that information out but it still doesn't cause the absence of this information to not be a problem. Also I can't see why the exact question list can't be released. Tim