>> The point man is the soldier who goes ahead of a patrol (group of >> other soldiers), and because of this he is quite often the first one >> shot/killed.
> oh that'snice Yeah, isn't it? Especially in view of the fact that the military, at its sole discretion, may at any time choose how to apply its own policies regarding retaining or discharging gays ... and despite the recent hoo-hah regarding the gay Arabic translator, the services tend to retain homosexuals during times of war, even if (or perhaps because?) they've come out. And ... the U.S. military can make your gay self stay in the service, then turn right around and throw you out after the war's over. Don't ask, don't tell? Tell and you're free to go? Yeah right. What a sad, sick joke. Lori ~
