[billnaz]

You have every right to be proud of your son. He sounds like a very intelligent young man, the kind who will go far in the Navy.

Two years ago Miramax released a film with the title of "Buffalo Soldiers." The film was set in Germany at the end of the Cold War, and portrayed soldiers as criminals, high-school dropouts, and drug abusers. It was all a lie. I know, because I was serving in Germany at that time. Our soldiers were honest, well-educated, and drug-free. On top of that, the film hijacked the name of a proud group of African-American cavalry troopers who served on the frontier during the Indian Wars. Fortunately, the American public was not taken in by the garbage, and the film died a quick death at the box office.

I would love to see Bill Maher and a platoon of his Hollywood friends try to make it through basic training. Any bets on how long they would last?

[justshutupandtakeit]

They would be whining from the get go as soon as the withdrawal symptoms started. I know of no more loathsome people than the Hollywood "elite" or scum.

[highlymotivated]

I would love to see Bill Maher and a platoon of his Hollywood friends try to make it through basic training. Any bets on how long they would last?

At Parris Island? In the heat of an SC summer? With swarms of skeeters, fire ants, and sand fleas (I shiver in fear), they would not make it past training day 10, IF they even got out of Receiving! It would make a GREAT Reality Show. "Limo Liberals join the Corps!" Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahhahahaah!