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45. my brother was in the medical part of the navy

Thu Nov 12, 2015, 12:20 AM

Nov 2015

so while he wasn't commissioned he was around what would, in theory, be the most enlightened people. Recruiters, on the other hand, are not the most enlightened people in the military. Again, even now, the Marines were opposed to ending DADT (the only joint chief who opposed it was the Marine Commandant and the only service whose members weren't in support were the Marines) and are adamantly against women in combat and this is some 35 years in the case of DADT and 40 years in the case of women in combat after this happened. Hell yeah I think some recruit in Little Rock would be sexist enough to reject Hillary.

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Evolving on the issues is a good thing. [View all] Kalidurga Nov 2015 OP

she is twirling towards freedom virtualobserver Nov 2015 #1

Operative term there seems to be "fantastic." leveymg Nov 2015 #2

Speaking of evolution: Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #3

Yeah he really isn't good enough on that issue is he Kalidurga Nov 2015 #5

The text from his website is friggin' awesome! Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #7

He started on that one in the early 1960's Armstead Nov 2015 #8

Was he using a quill? Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #9

Well, it's probably not as cool as arranging to have a child in order to lower one's exposure to MADem Nov 2015 #4

Why was she rejected then? bunnies Nov 2015 #6

Downsizing, probably, as Vietnam wound down. Female quotas. Marriage. MADem Nov 2015 #10

+1 - My 15 yo old Lilith Rising Nov 2015 #27

She is the one who brought it up now which makes it fair topic Armstead Nov 2015 #44

Why is it 'sleazy?' I don't hold it against him, so why should you? MADem Nov 2015 #53

No dishonor whatsoever in doing whatever was nescessary cheapdate Nov 2015 #60

She brought this up. 840high Nov 2015 #52

So? nt MADem Nov 2015 #54

So fair to discuss this. 840high Nov 2015 #58

Most assuredly. MADem Nov 2015 #62

Being married gave one a draft deferment. Being the father of an out of wedlock child didn't.... marble falls Nov 2015 #64

He was a primary caregiver, so in his case it likely did. MADem Nov 2015 #68

Evolving...yes. Triangulating...no. yourout Nov 2015 #11

It's fantastical how Aerows Nov 2015 #12

Yes shame on us for asking questions Kalidurga Nov 2015 #13

Kinda funny, sn't it? RobertEarl Nov 2015 #14

Yet they don't seem to be jumping on this bandwagon at all Kalidurga Nov 2015 #15

I don't think that's odd at all. It's a stupid thing to crab about. MADem Nov 2015 #28

Wow way to entirely miss the point and mischaracterize what I said. Kalidurga Nov 2015 #29

That poster will say anything to defend Hillary. beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #30

Oh yeah Kalidurga Nov 2015 #33

Those gish gallops are like a bullshit tsunami. beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #36

I know right Kalidurga Nov 2015 #40

Lol! beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #42

As I've said--and I'll say again -- JAG is a great gig. It's not like the real military. MADem Nov 2015 #43

Yes and they had so many men applying right out of college that they could afford to turn away.. Kalidurga Nov 2015 #48

Oh, come on now--you know better than that. MADem Nov 2015 #57

No kidding. beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #16

There is telling a Whopper Aerows Nov 2015 #17

And the idiotic strawman that somehow we're dismissing sexism in the military. beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #18

I don't know who I feel worse for. Aerows Nov 2015 #19

I feel sorry for the one in this thread claiming Bernie had a child just to get out of serving. beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #22

I'm glad I didn't see that Aerows Nov 2015 #25

I have to start taking advantage of that feature. beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #26

Come Xmas she'll tell us she 840high Nov 2015 #55

I don't know who's worse. beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #56

You know - it's quite possible she thinks 840high Nov 2015 #59

And she'd be right. beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #61

LOL Art_from_Ark Nov 2015 #65

Didn't you get the memo? Anything that makes HRC look bad is sexist. n/t winter is coming Nov 2015 #20

Yep. Just like 2008. beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #23

yeah like they did for gays dsc Nov 2015 #31

Because in 1975 Aerows Nov 2015 #32

the Marines as a whole, probably not dsc Nov 2015 #35

You are referring to the enlisted. Aerows Nov 2015 #38

my brother was in the medical part of the navy dsc Nov 2015 #45

"The medical part" Aerows Nov 2015 #49

He was an ex ray tech dsc Nov 2015 #67

The services were in the throes of a drawdown. They were getting rid of "defendants" left, right MADem Nov 2015 #63

And it's difficult to see a new bride with an ivy league education wanting to join the Marines. beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #34

Clinton was not a c/o dsc Nov 2015 #37

Not really, I don't think the recruiter would have turned her away either. beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #39

You do not enter the ranks Aerows Nov 2015 #41

The post said her husband was a c/o dsc Nov 2015 #46

and they would have known about her, how? dsc Nov 2015 #47

And here is where the narrative falls apart Aerows Nov 2015 #50

Look if I go to enlist and some one tells me we don't want you dsc Nov 2015 #66

I hope the Aerows Nov 2015 #51

Evolution doesn't have a direction. Up/down, Left/Right, Forward/Backward. Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2015 #21

Being wrong to begin with is the problem Motown_Johnny Nov 2015 #24