Seven out of 10 career-oriented service members say military issues are not getting enough attention in the presidential campaign, and nearly 30 percent don’t believe their vote will matter, according to a Military Times poll of nearly 2,200 troops. Navy Fire Controlman 1st Class Robert Benjamin Pryor of the Aegis Training and Readiness Center in Dahlgren, Va., said he would like to see more discussion of plans for troop levels and military funding. “I don’t think we’ve heard enough about what the candidates’ plans are to try and build a better military,” Pryor said. “From my personal experience in my command, I’ve heard that money is scarce and repair parts are few and far between.” Marine Corps Reserve Capt. Matthew Nichols, logistics officer at 1st Battalion, 23rd Marines, in Houston, said he would like to see more candidate discussion of military strategy in Iraq and Afghanistan, and of negotiations for a status of forces agreement in Iraq.

It appears that both candidates are avoiding the discussion of the future of the military. Is it because all the anti-military, anti-war people have donated so much money to them? Both candidates have spoken about enlarging the military, but neither of them has given a conclusive plan towards out military's future. Should the candidates focus more on the military?

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