It was bound to happen

It should be noted that I baffled by the need to create so much drama over non-existent issues. Well, they would be non existent issues if they were not started in the first place.

 In the Army, the average age of most soldiers serving in combat is approximately 19-27. Most have never traveled the world and many have never left their home state. In a lot of the cases, this is the first money they have ever made that is theirs and is substantial.

This is very interesting because it is these very soldiers who we train to lead, serve, and protect our nation. We provide training in leadership. We give them the skills to do their MOS, we provide training in leadership, then we give them upwards of $2.5 million dollars of equipment to watch over, take care of and they do it.

They do it because it makes them proud to be so young and to be seen as such a worthy professional. Yet, these kids, can not manage their own lives.

These young men and women, who learn about life from their friends and experience love from someone who needs a way out. (These soldier's have already found their way out - the potential new spouses they meet in the local area they grew up in, are looking for a kind heart, a kind word, a way out)

So they end up getting married. And they immediately begin having kids. Then they deploy. And for what it's worth, there are many experienced soldiers who have been around this environment for 15- 20 years. They can smell desperation a mile away.

This mixture of desperation, deployment and being separated from their new spouses sets in motion a series of events that will only end in crisis. There will come a time when values are laid to rest along side the wedding rings tossed on a table while the lust they have for affection, attention and recognition is fullfilled.

Once this action is complete. The guilt sets in, they rationalize the feelings of guilt by making excuses for thier behavior. All the while being wooed by a more experienced person. They say it will be No Strings Attached - but the heart becomes involved without reservation and then there is a double whammy. Heartbreak.

When they go home on leave to see the family, the excitement of the reunion with spouse and children dim the event into a far away memory. But they will always be haunted by the infidelity they choose.