Another enticement to enlist

The federal government has filed a request to dismiss the lawsuit of Sean D. Baker, a former soldier from Kentucky who is suing the Army and the Navy for injuries he received during a training exercise at Guantanamo Bay. The government says Baker cannot sue for injuries incurred while he was in the military, nor can he sue in the United States, since the injuries occurred in Cuba.

Baker claims that, during the exercise, his head was repeatedly banged against a steel floor, causing brain trauma. He is asking for $15 million in damages, and for the judge to order the Army to fully investigate the incident.