22,000+ People Deserted the US Army 1997-2003

[disorderlyvision]

The official numbers:

FY 1997: 2,218
FY 1998: 2,520
FY 1999: 2,966
FY 2000: 3,949
FY 2001: 4,597
FY 2002: 4,021
FY 2003 (to May 2003): 2,096
TOTAL: 22,367

http://www.thememoryhole.org/mil/deserters/army-deserters.htm

[tremendoustie]

The official numbers:

FY 1997: 2,218
FY 1998: 2,520
FY 1999: 2,966
FY 2000: 3,949
FY 2001: 4,597
FY 2002: 4,021
FY 2003 (to May 2003): 2,096
TOTAL: 22,367

http://www.thememoryhole.org/mil/deserters/army-deserters.htm (http://www.thememoryhole.org/mil/deserters/army-deserters.htm)

This may get me flamed, but I say good for them. Frankly, other than standing up publicly, speaking out, and refusing to go along with the program, I think quietly going AWOL is about the most honorable thing to do.