Nope, I never went outside the wire nor did I spend 15 months there. I was AF and my life was easy. But, I doubt there have been any desertions in the AF either and nobody in my unit had any problem going back.
However, my friends who I was talking about did not have such a good time and spent their time on the streets. All were infantry and all lost friends. I stand by what I said. Until these kids have been in a grunts shoes, lost friends and been away from family for 12-15months then its hard to call them cowards for not wanting to go back. Like I said before, I don't agree with desertion and most of the people who do desert do so before they deploy the first time. My two cents...
