Open letter to President Bush, Rush, Hannity, Congress, Freepers re military requirments.

I'm with you. I was medically retired last year, after 12 years. I joined during the Gulf War. Unfortunately, training kept me from the Gulf during the action. I had a major stroke (complete fluke) during the past couple of years and ended up getting discharged in 4/03. I WANTED TO GO TO IRAQ. I've completely recovered (physically), but am now ineligible to serve. I can't even join the reserves.I guess I am a health risk. :(

121 posted on 10/20/2004 9:01:05 PM PDT by Doc-Joe

Yah- you won't win. But good luck anyway.

you don't know that.

123 posted on 10/20/2004 9:12:54 PM PDT by tame (Are you willing to do for the truth what leftists are willing to do for a lie?)

124 posted on 10/20/2004 9:14:15 PM PDT by tame (Are you willing to do for the truth what leftists are willing to do for a lie?)

Hello tame: I too support your idea. I'm 46, with an MBA, and some many other licenses, that SOME of my skills could useful. My indented is a retired E8 Navy recruiter. She has said many of the same things echoed by others why we SHOULDN'T be allowed to serve. My thoughts are that with all our experience, there must be a role that we can fill.

I'll follow this thread with great interest. Let me know if I can be of any assistance

125 posted on 10/20/2004 9:37:01 PM PDT by FlGoldwingGuy (40+ with lots of experience, and credentials...NOT out of the game)

126 posted on 10/20/2004 9:38:22 PM PDT by FlGoldwingGuy (40+ with lots of experience, and credentials...NOT out of the game)

To: FlGoldwingGuy

My apologies for the redundant post.

127 posted on 10/20/2004 9:39:46 PM PDT by FlGoldwingGuy (40+ with lots of experience, and credentials...NOT out of the game)

128 posted on 10/21/2004 3:27:43 AM PDT by Northern Yankee (Freedom Needs A Soldier!)

To: Northern Yankee

I'm trying to tackle that now. The USAF website says, No current prior service program. I sent a question asking what the heck?

129 posted on 10/21/2004 4:26:46 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (Ignorance, bigotry, envy, and gluttony are floor joists in the democratic platform.)

Old Fart in Training

130 posted on 10/21/2004 4:29:04 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (Ignorance, bigotry, envy, and gluttony are floor joists in the democratic platform.)

To: Conspiracy Guy

Let me know what you find out...

Good luck!

131 posted on 10/21/2004 8:22:17 AM PDT by Northern Yankee (Freedom Needs A Soldier!)

To: Northern Yankee

132 posted on 10/21/2004 8:34:22 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (Ignorance, bigotry, envy, and gluttony are floor joists in the democratic platform.)

To: FlGoldwingGuy

I'll follow this thread with great interest. Let me know if I can be of any assistance

i definitely will! thanx :o)

133 posted on 10/21/2004 8:49:35 AM PDT by tame (Are you willing to do for the truth what leftists are willing to do for a lie?)

I've completely recovered (physically)

i thank God for that. there has to be SOME area of service you can go into. i have a LOT of research to do, lol :o)

134 posted on 10/21/2004 8:51:16 AM PDT by tame (Are you willing to do for the truth what leftists are willing to do for a lie?)

i still have some research to do and some other recruiter options to explore.

it's so cool to see so many people who are in a similar position who want to serve in the military :o)

135 posted on 10/21/2004 8:54:09 AM PDT by tame (Are you willing to do for the truth what leftists are willing to do for a lie?)

To: Conspiracy Guy

keep me posted of any progress.

136 posted on 10/21/2004 9:09:43 AM PDT by tame (Are you willing to do for the truth what leftists are willing to do for a lie?)

Will do. Still firing off emails and making phone calls

137 posted on 10/21/2004 10:15:28 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (Ignorance, bigotry, envy, and gluttony are floor joists in the democratic platform.)

To: Conspiracy Guy

Still firing off emails and making phone calls

are you pleading with them all about, and contacting your congressman about possible legislation?

also, we'll have to keep this thread bumped :o)

138 posted on 10/21/2004 9:30:08 PM PDT by tame (Are you willing to do for the truth what leftists are willing to do for a lie?)

To: tame; Old Sarge; airborne; Gefreiter; Conspiracy Guy; lilmsdangrus; rightazrain; zboa; ...

A friend sent me this e-mail today. Thought I'd post it on this thread since it so appropriate...

Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 8:30 PM
Subject: draft the old guys

Sending Old Men To War

If I could, I'd re-enlist today and help my country track down those responsible for killing thousands of innocent people in New York City and Washington, ! DC But, I'm over 65 now and the Armed Forces say I'm too old to track down terrorists. You can't be older than 35 to join the military.

They've got the whole thing backwards. Instead of sending 18-year-olds off to fight, they ought to take us old guys.

You shouldn't be able to join until you're at least 35. For starters:

Researchers say 18-year-olds think about sex every 10 seconds. Old guys only think about sex a couple of times a day, leaving us more that 28,000 additional seconds per day to concentrate on the enemy.

Young guys haven't lived long enough to be cranky, and a cranky soldier is a dangerous soldier. If we can't kill the enemy we'll complain them into submission. "My back hurts!" "I'm hungry!" "Where's the remote control?"

An 18-year-old hasn't had a legal beer yet and you shouldn't go to war until you're at least old enough to legally drink. An average old guy, on the other hand, has consumed 126,000 gallons of beer by the time he's 35 and a jaunt through the desert heat with a backpack and M-60 would do wonders for the old beer belly.

An 18-year-old doesn't like to get up before 10 a.m. Old guys get up early every morning to pee.

If old guys are captured we couldn't spill the beans because we'd probably forget where we put them. In fact, name, rank, and serial number would be a real brainteaser.

We'd make better tank and convoy drivers, too. All that experience we have negotiating rush hour traffic, avoiding speed traps, and dodging kids toys in the driveway will make negotiating roadside ambushes a snap. We'd give road rage a whole new meaning that would scare the hell out of terrorists.

Boot camp would actually be easier for old guys. We're used to getting screamed and yelled at and we actually like soft food. We've also developed a deep appreciation for guns and rifles. We like them almost better than naps.

They could lighten up on the obstacle course, however. I've been in combat and didn't see a single 20-foot wall with rope hanging over the side, nor did I ever do any pushups after completing basic training. I can hear the Drill Sergeant now, "Get down and give me...er...one."

And the running part is kind of a waste of energy. I've never seen anyone outrun a bullet. Besides, that's what trucks, jeeps and helicopters are for.

An 18-year-old has the whole world ahead of him. He's still learning to shave, to actually carry on a conversation, and to wear pants without the top of his butt crack showing and his boxer shorts sticking out. He's still hasn't figured out that a pierced tongue catches food particles, and that a 400-watt speaker in the back seat of a Honda Accord can rupture an eardrum (we won't have to worry about losing our hearing during a firefight, most of us are already deaf).

All great reasons to keep our sons at home to learn a little more about life before sending them off to possible death.

Let us old guys track down those dirty rotten cowards who attacked our hearts on September 11. The last thing the enemy would want to see right now is a couple of million old farts with bad attitudes and nothing to look forward to but a nursing home where they feed you through a straw.

Better to go out with our orthopedic shoes on.

139 posted on 10/21/2004 9:57:30 PM PDT by PsyOp (Any man can make a mistake; only a Democrat keeps making the same one.)

Sent emails to Bush Admin, both Alabama Senators, my Rep, the USAF, the ANG, etc.....

140 posted on 10/22/2004 4:47:24 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (Ignorance, bigotry, envy, and gluttony are floor joists in the democratic platform.)

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