Christ, what next?

I read today that Ohio National Guard troops were courtmartialed for scrounging parts from vehicles abandoned by other units. They did this, as one soldier said, so they "could get into the fight." Now I don't know about you, but troops with this kind of spirit should be severely punished by their government, courtmartialing is not enough - they should be whipped, branded and drawn and quartered for displaying initiative and patriotism. If they let troops get away with this, the next thing you know, they'll be scrounging parts from dumps to armor their humvees and maybe even having their parents buy them body armor and God knows what else. When equipment is abandoned, it should stay abandoned - let the enemy pick it over and get what they need, there's no need for selfishness by our troops. Why they don't prefer sitting on their asses in the hot desert sun waiting for spare parts shipments is beyond comprehension. I guess troops today are just spoiled. Christ, what next, huh?