Veterans

JustAnotherGen

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11. Oh my!

Mon Jul 9, 2012, 09:06 AM

Jul 2012

I'll bet you anything he knew my father. Robert F. Kennedy actually suggested him because at the end of his first combat duty (Captain/Tank Battalion) - my dad was wounded for the first time. They sent him home on a ship that never left the harbor for 5 days. My dad sent the A.G. a letter that he was being held against his will by the United States Navy and he wanted an Army Transport toute suite! They dug into his background and his chutzpah and high level of intelligence and decided he would be a good fit for this new elite force!

I would bet you ANYTHING he was in that first 'class' with my dad.

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McChrystal: Time To Bring Back The Draft [View all] pinboy3niner Jul 2012 OP

I am not a vet JustAnotherGen Jul 2012 #1

I hear you, sister pinboy3niner Jul 2012 #2

Oh my! JustAnotherGen Jul 2012 #11

There is not much I could add to the discussion. You are speaking for me. Downwinder Jul 2012 #3

We wouldn't have had a single war since Vietnam if there'd been a lottery draft. Furthermore,... TrollBuster9090 Jul 2012 #4

You're both right and wrong pinboy3niner Jul 2012 #6

the war machine would love this newfie11 Jul 2012 #5

You got it pinboy3niner Jul 2012 #7

Rock and a hard place malthaussen Jul 2012 #8

In that long thread I found a handful or two of thoughtful posts HereSince1628 Jul 2012 #9

Hang in there a while, newbie pinboy3niner Jul 2012 #10

Nugs. HereSince1628 Jul 2012 #12

It's a fairly good discussion, but I don't think the draft will come back anytime soon. Major Hogwash Jul 2012 #13