Plight of Marine Staff Sergeant
Concerning the plight of Marine Staff Sgt. Terry Mizell (“Sergeant Borrows Trouble With Loan From Fellow Marine,” Feb. 1):
The slick, stirring television commercials for the U.S. armed forces claim only that the service is a “great place to start .”
Presumably, a married enlisted man is expected to exist at the poverty level--while, of course, maintaining the highest professional standards, as defined by his officers.
HERB GUTHMANN
Fullerton
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