# Bones: 2010 Season  (no spoilers in OP, but spoilers abound)

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 25, 2010, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bones-2010-season-no-spoilers-in-op-but-spoilers-abound/554999 "2010-09-25T14:04:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bones-2010-season-no-spoilers-in-op-but-spoilers-abound/554999/21 "2010-09-28T14:29:40Z")

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> [@Death\_of\_Rats](#):
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> Wasn’t Booth reactivated by the Army? Can he really just tell them he has had enough and wants to go back to work on murders and be with his son? I am sure that there are lots of people who would rather be home with thier families after 7 months in combat who don’t get that chance.

Yeah, that was one of the many issues I had with this episode.

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**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bones-2010-season-no-spoilers-in-op-but-spoilers-abound/554999/22 "2010-09-28T14:31:07Z")

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> [@Death\_of\_Rats](#):
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> Wasn’t Booth reactivated by the Army? Can he really just tell them he has had enough and wants to go back to work on murders and be with his son? I am sure that there are lots of people who would rather be home with thier families after 7 months in combat who don’t get that chance.

It was his choice, as I recall. Whether or not he could end it at any time once chosen is another matter. It seems unlikely.

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