Look I appreciate your volunteering and everyone else that's served, but I'm getting a little sick and tired of people telling me if you didn't serve you can't discuss war. It's bullshit. Might as well burn all the history books.
http://www.military.com/Recruiting/Content/0,13898,rec_step02_eligibility,,00.html In 1990 I was 29. Too old to join the Air force, still might get my pilots license though. On 7/27/05, William Bowen wrote: > > I don't know about "we" but I think Will supported him :) > > Hey Sam, > > My family (multiple members of it) gets put in harms' way when the > President (Clinton, both Bushes any president) decides to put troops > on the ground or bombs in the sky. > > So thanks very much for your assumption, but you are (as with many > things) mistaken, I cannot in good conscience support any decision > that risks the life of my, or anyone elses, loved ones. That being > said, I realize that they, and I at one time, made the decision to > volunteer for service and that does mean that when they say go, you > go. It does not mean I have to support the decision to send them. > > You have stated many times on this list that you support the actions > of our current President and his decisions to go to war, yet when > challenged to sign yourself up for action, you repeated have > begged-off with "I'm too old to serve." IIRC you're 44, that means you > were of optimal age to volunteer during Desert Storm. Did you? > > Hey Sam, if you're a conscientious objector there's no problem, but I > suspect from your posts that you are not, now or then. > > And hey Sam, FWIW, though I doubt you care, my uncle, who is > officially inactive (for 4+ years) from the Reserves, is 50 years old > and recently got a recall notice and orders to report for a physical. > > If he's fit, he's going to get assigned to a post his MOS qualifies > him for. Bradley mechanic. hrmmm... and where do they need the most > mechanics? > > -- > will ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Protect Your PC from viruses, hackers, spam and more. Buy PC-cillin with Easy Installation & Support http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=61 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:166797 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
