Actually you are. The recruitment age has been raised, and can be wavered much higher now that the Army is having such a hard time getting recruits.
An no wars in your generation? Grenada? Panama? Special Ops the world over? Yeah, sleep sound knowing men like me are out there Sam. Tim > -----Original Message----- > From: Sam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 11:58 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: speaking of > > > What's that have to do with anything? > > Let me explain. At 44 I'm not eligible. At 18 I registered for the > draft, which was required by law in '79. There were no wars at the > time but there was a threat of it with the Iran and Beirut. If war had > broken out I probably would have enlisted. The reason I didn't join at > the time was I had a lot of older friends that joined and they all > complained that the whole process of boot camp was to break your > spirit. That and the lies, they always say you did great on the test > so you'll be an officer and then they deprive you of sleep for 3-4 > days. Then they make you retake the test and of course you're no > longer officer material. > > > On 6/30/05, loathe wrote: > > I don't see you running for the recruiters office Sam. > > > > Tim > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Captivate from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=52 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:162695 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
