Gentner Stop Loss

viewing the film, the problem of the stop loss registration became apparent to me. I was previously unaware of the policy and its history. Now that I have been educated and have seen the film, however, I have formed my own opinions of what is going on in the military. To begin, I would like to share that I have a cousin in the marines, and he has influenced my view of the military greatly. I guess you could say that I am an avid supporter of the whole “Death before dishonor”. I feel strongly that because soldiers are now educated regarding their contracts and the stop-loss policy before hand, they are responsible to fulfill the terms of the contract. There is no excuse as to why one should not do so. Having said that, however, I empathize with what a soldier would go through after having served their tour and being sent back again. It is definitely a traumatic experience, and it should be treated accordingly. I am not really sure what I would suggest to a soldier who does not wish to serve another tour or to a soldier who has any problems with the military? What can one do? Passively, soldiers could attempt to have the law changed, although that would be effective only in an ideal world. I can say that what I do NOT suggest is that a soldier go AWOL. It is such a conflict because going to serve another tour is obviously dangerous and a risk to one’s life. It must be so difficult for a family to have to deal with the possible loss of their child more than once. I guess if I had to choose, I would tell the soldier to do as the military wishes and pray for the best until another LEGAL way of dealing with the issue is found.