yeah, i not go advice as towhere i could serve, only
that i could not get in the military. i had computer
training and thought since they had advertised on tv
that the navy needed computer pesonnell in southeast
asia ( read viet nam) that i could do that.
--- "Kendall D. Corbett" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> The summer after I graduated from College, I got a
> post card in the
> mail that said "Return this if you're interested in
> hearing about Army
> opportunities. I returned it, and got a call from
> the local recruiter
> in a couple of weeks, who asked me o set up an
> appointment to go talk
> to him. I rolled into the office n my chair, and he
> said "Uh, I think
> there has been some mistake..." I said "Do I still
> get the free
> T-Shirt?"
>
>
> I'd been out of work and school for three months,
> and was getting
> bored, so I asked if he knew of any civilian
> opportunities. He
> mntiuoned several civil service type things to look
> into, but never
> mentioned things like VISTA, or Peace Corps, or
> similar avenues.
> These agencies already exist, and could be great
> avenues for public
> service for those who are morally or philosophically
> opposed to
> military service, and would do a lot of good for the
> US and the world
>
> BTW, as of last night Kerry had apologized....
>
> Kendall (Who has been out of town since last
> Saturday morning)
>
> On 11/1/06, Kathleen Salkin <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> > Mag, by "National Service" I meant all sorts of
> jobs,not just the
> > military. It'd be kind of like the work programs
> that the government
> > put in place in the 1930s, except it'd be
> compulsory for one or two
> > years.
> >
> > Kat
> >
> >
> > On 1 Nov 2006, at 20:42, Tamar Raine wrote:
> >
> > Ken,
> > I know high school teacher in West virginia who
> said that employment ops
> > are so poor there that kids enlist in the service
> to get out of poverty.
> >
> > Kat, I disagree. i think sending kids to die for a
> country is wrong. I'd
> > rather draft teachers to teach.
> >
> > Tamar Raine
> > [log in to unmask]
> > Now serving tee shirts! and soon to come, Maui
> posters and other items;
> > www.cafepress.com/tamarmag
> >
> >
> > > [Original Message]
> > > From: ken barber <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Date: 11/1/2006 4:05:22 PM
> > > Subject: Re: I REALLY HATE TO ASK BUT.....
> > >
> > > even if i give you the fact that you think it
> truth,
> > > why insult them, what is the point?
> > >
> > > now as to wheather what was said has some
> truth, let
> > > me just give you this link.
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
http://www.heritage.org/Research/NationalSecurity/cda05-08.cfm
> > >
> > > it is quite lenghty, but answers some of the
> myths
> > > that are out there. but the troops are higher
> > > educated
> > > than the general population and they are not
> the
> > > poor and out. this disproves the statement
> completely
> > > and so i have to disagree woth the conclusion
> that it
> > > is true.
> > >>
> > >> it looks like the link is broken onto two lines
> so
> > >> you
> > >> might have to cut and past to get the entire
> url
> > >> into
> > >> the address bar and get it to come up.
> > >>
> > >> --- Elizabeth Thiers <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> I think as of this morning, Kerry was asked to
> > >>> apologize and refused. The
> > >>> reason being that what he says has an ounce of
> > >>> truth. The folks mainly
> > >>> joining the services aren't college educated
> > >> people
> > >>> or people who can afford
> > >>> to go college. They are folks who can't
> afford to
> > >>> go to college, are
> > >>> joining to get money for college, or are poor
> and
> > >>> need a job. More and
> > >>> more, people like most of my family, who would
> go
> > >> to
> > >>> work at a factory for a
> > >>> living wage are being pushed out of the job
> > >> market.
> > >>> Many folks join the
> > >>> service for an opportunity to get educated in
> > >>> something.
> > >>> There needs to be a draft because of the huge
> > >>> recruiting short falls, and
> > >>> huge need thanks to the war on terror
> > >>> but,unfortunately, as the present
> > >>> administration knows, it would be considered
> > >>> political suicide.
> > >>> So, while it may sound insulting and
> politically
> > >>> motivating, the comment is
> > >>> true. Get an education or your choices for a
> > >> career
> > >>> are slim....
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> Beth t.
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>> -----Original Message-----
> > >>>> From: Cerebral Palsy List
> > >>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > >>>> On Behalf Of Kathleen Salkin
> > >>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 5:47 AM
> > >>>> To: [log in to unmask]
> > >>>> Subject: Re: I REALLY HATE TO ASK BUT.....
> > >>>>
> > >>>> I agree, Ken. I think Kerry's remark was
> > >> totally
> > >>>> inappropriate and wrong - the caliber of the
> > >>> volunteer army
> > >>>> has been really high - it's the extended
> tours
> > >> of
> > >>> duty and
> > >>>> stretching of resources that has them do
> things
> > >>> that smart
> > >>>> people wouldn't otherwise be doing at home.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Now I know I will be castigated for saying
> this
> > >>> but I think
> > >>>> we need to go back to the draft for men and
> > >>> include females.
> > >>>> Other countries make national service
> compulsory
> > >>> for its
> > >>>> young people, and I think there's nothing
> wrong
> > >>> with
> > >>>> requiring a national service of some sort,
> > >>> military or
> > >>>> non-military so that young people can get job
> > >>> experience and
> > >>>> work for their country.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Presently, a draft would ease the burden on
> our
> > >>> forces and
> > >>>> hopefully bring a swifter conclusion to our
> > >>> presence in Iraq.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Kat
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> On 1 Nov 2006, at 00:22, ken barber wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> i ask about john kerry's statement and was
> > >>> wondering if
> > >>>> anyone thought there would be any fall out,
> i
> > >> see
>
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