Cynthia Bainbridge Mullis, Ph.D. wrote: > (Basically, the army reserves the right to abuse civil > rights, > discriminate, and endanger human life solely for themselves).
If someone is not a civilian, how are they entitled to civil rights? Chuck *********************************** Charles M. Huffman, Ph.D. Chair, Psychology Department Cumberland College, Box 7990 Williamsburg, KY 40769 (606) 539-4422 ************************************ > -----Original Message----- > From: Cynthia Bainbridge Mullis, Ph.D. [mailto:mullisc@;mail.uww.edu] > Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 6:09 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences > Subject: Re: tips digest: November 07, 2002 > > Reservist called up: > > Even though I'm only agreeing with what has been said so far, I have to > respond to this on because I'm a former GI who is thoroughly disgusted by > our current foreign policy. Also, this pretty much happened to me > once. All of the "official" stuff will be handled by the University, but > you can cut through the red tape from both organizations by just asking to > see a copy of his or her orders. Every soldier is used to pulling them > out > sixty or seventy times a day and won't even blink. Or just ask for the > name and Commander of the soldiers unit. Part of the Commander's job is > to > help their people transition between military and civilian life with a > minimum of hassle, so there's nothing weird about calling the unit to > verify the student's story. Whether the person is taking a leave of > absence from school or a job the situation is pretty clear cut, especially > when you keep in mind the fact that being activated and all issues about > where they end up being assigned are completely - and I mean totally! - > outside that soldier's control. As of that moment they are completely > subject to the whims of the army (or navy, whatever), and the army really > doesn't give a damn about the convenience of anyone but themselves. The > regulations sound really complicated when you read them verbatim, but the > general rule of thumb is clear: no one can ever be penalized by an > employer, school, organization, or anything else as a result of their > military service. So any rules the school may have about time limits to > complete degrees or incompletes or anything else are almost certainly out > the window in when someone is activated, especially if they get sent > overseas. I found this out through experience, too. Basically, any > policy > that might penalize a soldier who was serving on active duty needs to be > waived for him or her. If there are any legal exceptions to this I sure > don't know what they are, and if anyone else knows of any I'd be pretty > interested. (Basically, the army reserves the right to abuse civil > rights, > discriminate, and endanger human life solely for themselves). Come > on! Give the guy whatever breaks he needs. He thought he was signing up > to serve his country and he ends up fighting for George Bush's > re-election! Even if the law didn't require us to cut him a break, it > just > seems terrible to add insult to injury by making him withdraw or even risk > failing classes. Sorry - this is obviously something I've been > thinking about lately. I don't know whether to read the paper like crazy > so that I can stay mad as hell about all this or whether I should stop > following the issue so that I can calm down and get some perspective. The > trouble is I'm not sure I want perspective. Someone, please relate this > last part to psychology! In the meantime I'll apologize for cluttering > the > list with politics and go soak my head. --Cindy M. > > Cynthia Bainbridge Mullis, Ph.D. > Asstistant Professor of Psychology > University of Wisconsin - Whitewater > 800 West Main Street > Whitewater, WI 53190 > > (262) 472-3037 Office > (262) 472-1863 > > > Office Hours - Fall 2002 > Mon 10:00-12:00 > Tues/Thurs 12:30-2:00 > Or by appointment --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
