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Thanks for the compliment. I am flattered to be thought of that way by any Freeper, given some of the talent around here.

The point I was trying to make is, I am just an ordinary, run of the mill guy. I don’t think my experiences in the service were that far off what hundreds of thousands of peacetime servicemen like myself have seen over the years.

It is a real opportunity, to serve. And it is open to all who want to serve.

I am saddened by what I see with the emphasis on political correctness on all fronts from open homosexual advocacy to the attempts to shoehorn women into combat roles they are not suitable for, even it it IS what they want. (note I am not comparing the two, as I feel that women should be encouraged to serve in many roles, just not combat, and open homosexuals shouldn’t be allowed to serve at all)

I don’t believe in the draft unless we are in all-out, nationally mobilized warfare, and we must do it out of necessity. I know that the vast majority of men who were drafted served well, and many served with very high distinction, but in peacetime, I don’t want draftees in there.

When someone was griping when I was in, the admonition “Hey, you asked for this” was enough to shut nearly everyone up!