"Still doesn't change the fact that he volunteered for combat duty"

You can keep spouting that all you like, but it must drive the libs nuts knowing he did it just to save face. He was about to be drafted and knew it would look better if he convinced them to call his impending draft a 'volunteer' action. They didn't care what it was called - they just made sure he went.

It's like having your house surrounded by the FBI, then coming out with your hands up and saying they should give you a break for coming voluntarily. They would have gotten you either way...