Hello to all,
First I wanted to say thanks to everyone who participated in the thread - it shows how many diverse, and well articulated thoughts there are on a relevant and complex subject. I have greatly benefitted from the discussion - of course I always say that is what is great about the site. I'm not saying the discussion should end here, but I have to swap over to the review of the John Robb book thread - I suspect some of the themes mentioned here will come up there as well, but mainly we'll discuss the book. I wish I had time for both - but between trying to balance Army and family and get my arms around the new job, I just can't. However, that should not stop anybody from still talking about this - I feel like the discussion helps to show that there is more to this then meets the eye, and folks should investigate this to see where they stand.

Best Regards, and many Thanks to all,
Rob