Getting wounded is not punishment enough, now patients of Walter Reed Medical Center are being subjected to inspections. May not talk to media.

Soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center’s Medical Hold Unit say they have been told they will wake up at 6 a.m. every morning and have their rooms ready for inspection at 7 a.m., and that they must not speak to the media.

“Some soldiers believe this is a form of punishment for the trouble soldiers caused by talking to the media,” one Medical Hold Unit soldier said, speaking on the condition of anonymity.

It is unusual for soldiers to have daily inspections after Basic Training.

Soldiers say their sergeant major gathered troops at 6 p.m. Monday to tell them they must follow their chain of command when asking for help with their medical evaluation paperwork, or when they spot mold, mice or other problems in their quarters.

I have no doubt that many of these brave men and women tried to talk to their superiors, and when they found that was useless they turned to the media.

And what was the result? Well they are starting to fix many of the problems. How is that a bad thing?

And now for doing something that will benefit not only them, but every wounded soldier who follows them they are being punished. We are becoming more and more like a police state everyday.