Joseph J. Heck: “We need, I think, to be realistic and cautious in interpreting that rather than swallowing the notion that we are…”

I find it unacceptable that we would place the additional burden of years of concern about the legitimacy of a bonus payment, or student loan repayment, on those who volunteer to serve.

I have always been a big believer in an All-Volunteer Force.

For those of us that serve voluntarily in any capacity, being the military or any other--the Peace Corps or any other public service--we do it voluntarily because of the common goal and interest and principle that binds us as a country.

Our Nation's security is dependent, in part, on the willingness of Americans to participate in that security.