Time to deploy…about time for some

The Army is looking to get about 37,000 people now in uniform (just over 7% of the force) to Iraq or Afghanistan for their first time. I say, it’s about time. I would think that anyone walking around today without a combat patch on their ACU, would be looked upon by those who do wear that sign of service, as perhaps being someone not doing all they can do. True, I understand there are assignments in critical areas outside the combat zone, but for anyone who has sat in such an assignment since 2002, it seems to me like now is the time to put on some battle gear. I can’t understand why some have not voluntarily stepped forward and demanded a combat tour by now, but that’s just me.