Wow, but I thought the cutoff was at 35? So you can join even at 55?
In order to protect Obama, they excised the KEY reason he re-joined; he and his wife didn’t have enough money to send their two kids in college.
JUST IMAGINE the heavy emphasis that detail otherwise would have received, had a REPUBLICAN been Prez;
They would have been screaming it over and over again.
But here, they dress everything up in bows and sprinkle a quart of perfume all over it.
A thread from yesterday if anyone is reading the comments thereon:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3161129/posts
What a mensch!
He may be in better shape than some of the youngsters that sit around all day playing video games.
Where do we find such men?
Cool story, I was roommates with a former Viet Nam era Navy vet that Enlisted into the Army as an E-5. He was in his early 40’s when I knew him. Similar story, he couldn’t make ends meat where he lived, had 8 or 10 years service on the books already so said “What the hell!”
I tried to enlist in the Air Force and Navy after 4 years in the Army and they wouldn’t touch me. Strangely, I could have joined the Air Guard and then went active Air Farce. I actually ended up retiring out of Air National Guard.
I’m 55 and sometimes wish I was still in the Navy. I couldn’t hack it now. But after retiring 16 years ago (hit high-year tenure) I now do the next best thing.....I provide technical assistance to the ships. I work every day with our sailors and am daily impressed by them.
I am proud of MY Navy.
I wonder how he picked up Sergeant First Class? Must have been a CPO when he left the Navy.
I have nearly 12 years service (both active & reserve) and turn 52 this year. Wonder if I could get in the Army reserves? Doubtful.
Active Duty ping.
When I was at Fort Knox, I was in OSUT with a guy who had been in the Army, got out and then re enlisted. He had to do Basic Training a second time. We asked him how it was the second time around. He said it sucked. I believe him.
I’m confused. If he just completed basic combat infantry training how is he a Sergeant First Class (E-7)? Took me 12 years to make that grade.