Service members are trying to find ways out early after anger over Iran war: ‘It’s been a mess’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsService members are trying to find ways out early after anger over Iran war: ‘It’s been a mess’Operators on GI Rights Hotline say callers ‘scared of killing people in a war they don’t believe in’Joe Sommerlad Friday 10 April 2026 15:18 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2955328","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/iran-war-military-service-trump-b2955328.html","title":"Soldiers are seeking early end to service amid Iran war discontent"}}Close‘We’re not going anywhere’: Pete Hegseth says U.S. military will ‘hang around’ Middle EastSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}U.S....