Walz' superior, Doug Julin, said Walz knew deployment was a distinct possibility. And again, no one is criticizing his 24 years of service. And I don't know if I'd call it "dishonorable" to retire instead of going to war, any more than I'd consider it "dishonorable" to claim you had bone spurs or asthma to get out of being drafted. The "dishonorable" part is claiming you went.