This Won't Help Recruitment

CNN is reporting ("Senators slam plan for wounded vets to use private insurance," by Adam Levine 3/10:

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki confirmed Tuesday that the Obama administration is considering a controversial plan to make veterans pay for treatment of service-related injuries with private insurance.

The story was updated today. "Veterans groups irate at Obama's private insurance proposal," also by Levine:

Veterans groups are angry after President Obama told them Monday that he is still considering a proposal to have treatment for service-connected injuries charged to veterans' private insurance plans.

When we're in the middle of a war and troops are stretched thin, trying to skip something as fundamental as treating war-related injuries is not going to help recruitment efforts any. I'm astonished at this.