15 Months

The US Army, facing a severe shortage of recruits, is now offering potential fodder a 15-month tour of duty, instead of the typical 3- or 4-year tour, thus reducing the chances that they become martyrs in Iraq, Afghanistan, or wherever the War on Terror may pleasantly lead.

So, young man, you must ask yourself that eternal question once posed by the sage philosopher Dirty Harry, "Do you feel lucky?"