And You Thought the Post Office Had Long Lines

A few weeks ago, Sgt. Kevin Benderman filed for conscientious objector status after returning from Iraq. His unit was redeployed; he refused to go while waiting for the army to process his reqest. He is now to be courtmarshalled for refusing to redeploy.

Sure, a lot of troops don't want to go back to Iraq and and they all refused there would be no army. And Benderman refused a direct order. But here's the thing; if Benderman can be ordered to redeploy before the army reviews his application for conscientious objector status, nothing obligates them to review it at anytime. Accept it, Deny it, but review it before redeploying the man. If bureaucracy bogs down Benderman's application, that's the Army's problem, not his.