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To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (126049)	12/2/2009 12:00:36 PM
From: Mary Cluney	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 543665

<<<<When it was a draft military and labor was very cheap soldiers did all those things you mention (cooking, cleaning, driving fork lifts). With the volunteer Army that all has changed. Now it is cheaper to pay civilians to do those things and thats who does most of the infrastructure support functions.>>> I have no way of really knowing what is going on in the military. But, it is hard to believe that the military and military training have advanced to the degree you are describing. If what you describe is anywhere close to reality than everything I am insinuating goes out the window. Somehow however, I just can't see the degree of progress you are describing. I hope you are right and if true a lot of stuff changes. It becomes a brave new world where I am completely at a loss to comment. I hope you are right. I am still stuck in thinking that most people in the military spend a lot of time doing useless stuff and hurry around and wait for stuff to happen.