"Cause they call me the Waffle House Warrior! / And I pretend that I'm a Redneck, / But I'm really just an armchair/show-boat/Kid Pebble/Little Boy/make-believe-I-got-a-Tommy-gun / Yeah I'm a Wannabe Warrior! / Like I pretend that I'm a country guy, But I really come from Michigan,"

"As of yesterday, U.S. soldiers are blocked from accessing YouTube, MySpace, and 11 other websites on official Defense Department computers nationwide ... the Pentagon is stepping up its own efforts on social networking sites"

"Straight talk from soldiers, veterans and their family members tells what is missing from the sales pitches presented by recruiters and the military's marketing efforts."

"The strains on the military are beginning to show. In July, a report by the Southern Poverty Law Center found that thousands of white supremacists may have been able to infiltrate the military due to pressure from recruitment shortfalls."

"By repackaging their healthcare, law-enforcement and other course programs under the broad category of "homeland security," community colleges can assure themselves of money through direct government programs and loans and grants to students."