[Starboard]

Biden was eligible to serve in the military at the time the Vietnam war was raging but did not. While attending the University of Delaware as an undergraduate and Syracuse University as a law student, he received five student deferments. An April 1968 physical examination classified him as I-Y, meaning he could only be drafted in case of a national emergency. Reportedly, he was "disqualified from service because of asthma as a teenager." Interestingly, his asthma kept him out of a military uniform but not out of a football uniform as he was a star high school player. Thus, one unwilling to place himself at risk as a young man today willingly puts the lives of other young people at risk.

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His asthma didn't keep him from becoming a life guard either.

[kiryandil]

It was the best “asthma” money could buy...

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" Interestingly, his asthma kept him out of a military uniform but not out of a football uniform as he was a star high school player."

This is type of deferment is pretty standard. My son has asthma and played high school sports (cross country and soccer), but he would still not be allowed to enlist in any of the services. As far as I know, they do not give waivers into the Armed Forces if you have had asthma, because the risk is too high.