Over the last two years, this story has become less and less rare. Men's careers have been much harder hit by the recession than women's. We are laid off more frequently and if we are the sole provider for our families, that leaves us the additional task of continuing to find an income as well as health care benefits for the adults and children.

The economic and political situation is one in which most American companies -large and small- are reducing the size of their work force or just going out of business. The government loves to use the vague and misleading phrase "saved or created" when describing jobs that may or may not actually exist. Men who have been at their jobs for years, if not decades, are forced to look for anything that can pay a wage. Our nation loses a quarter to a half-million jobs per month and that's isn't expected stop any time soon.

So when a Father loses his job, and that job not only provided money, but also benefits to treat his wife's cancer, what is he to do? If you're Bill Caudle, you follow the example of Pauly Shore (well, his movie character) and you enlist in the United States Army.

Read the story of 40-year-old Bill Caudle who recently was sent to baisc training after signing up for a four-year stint in the U.S. Army as a means of providing income and cancer treatment to his wife and family. What do you think of his decision? Did he do the right thing? Go too far? Add your comments below because we'd like to know how other Dads see this.

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(Article sent to us by contributor, Meg Colburn)