The vote. That's it. Matthew Small wrote: > This is referring to Starship Troopers, right? How exactly did things work > in that book? What does "Citizienship" convey to the citizen that a > non-citizen does not get? > > > Matthew Small > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Loathe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 3:45 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Why CIA Permantly Hurt By Plame Leak > > Didn't you read the other thread Sam. > > The new age for the army reserves is up to 45. > > Oh, and I am huge Heinlein fan. You can have all the rights, other than > voting, in my eyes. God that would be a kewl government :) > > Sam wrote: > >>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,,0 > 0.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 >> >> >> > > > >
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