He always puts his family and his troops first, and has led me and others on numerous deployments.

I think he's writing this because he doesn't want the activist troops to let up their resistance, by thinking that an economic downturn will take care of SF's housing crush.

Any big budget cuts or troop deployments can quickly put your property in jeopardy.  

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An Eagle Scout, he is also advancement coordinator of his son’s Boy Scout troop.

If Bush would have had the same plan and people spoke out against it they have been labled, un-american,communist, traders, oh yeah and against the troops.

When enough Americans get on board hopefully the Republicans realize it is in their best interest to ride the wave - and for that matter the democrats too.It's time we get back to what our constitution intended, give power to the states, reduce spending, cut entitlements, bring our troops home and protect our borders, devalue the dollar and cut corporate taxes to 0%, and focus our spending on education.We need radical change, and not the kind of "change" Obama apparently had envisioned.I think dems and reps both have it wrong and the Tea Party is not 100% right on every issue either, but they most accurately reflect my personal sentiments and hopes for the direction of our nation (ex.

He wants to bring the troops home--ALL the troops, not only the troops in Iraq.

There is also a focus on supervisors watching out for the financial well being/performance of their troops so while technically no one can order you to pay there is a tremendous amount of pressure.

It is also cost effective for the Army to consolidate resources during draw downs, meaning Hood might actually get more resources during a troop draw down as other bases go poof and remaining units are consolidated on larger posts.Early in the War on Terror - I was still in high school - apparently the Army deployed several units from Hood simultaneously.