Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Military Desertions Plummet

Further proof we are winning the War on Terror:

The Army, Navy and Air Force reported 7,978 desertions in 2001, the year of the Sept. 11 attacks, but only 3,456 in 2005. The Marine Corps also showed a drop in desertion numbers last year compared to 2001.
Desertions in 2005 represented less than a quarter (.24) of one percent of the 1.4 million American forces. During the Vietnam era, 3.4 percent of Army personnel deserted.
Most desertions since the Iraq war began have taken place in the U.S., Army spokeswoman Maj. Elizabeth Robbins told USA Today, while there is only one known case of desertion in Iraq.
Most deserters return within months, on their own, and few are court-martialed.

This is very good news and tells of very high morale within the military. Hardly a "broken army" as percieved by Liberals.