Didn't you read the other thread Sam. The new age for the army reserves is up to 45.
Oh, and I am huge Heinlein fan. You can have all the rights, other than voting, in my eyes. God that would be a kewl government :) Sam wrote: > Look I appreciate your volunteering and everyone else that's served, > but I'm getting a little sick and tired of people telling me if you > didn't serve you can't discuss war. It's bullshit. Might as well burn > all the history books. > > http://www.military.com/Recruiting/Content/0,13898,rec_step02_eligibility,,00.html > > In 1990 I was 29. Too old to join the Air force, still might get my > pilots license though. > > > On 7/27/05, William Bowen wrote: > >>>I don't know about "we" but I think Will supported him :) >> >>Hey Sam, >> >>My family (multiple members of it) gets put in harms' way when the >>President (Clinton, both Bushes any president) decides to put troops >>on the ground or bombs in the sky. >> >>So thanks very much for your assumption, but you are (as with many >>things) mistaken, I cannot in good conscience support any decision >>that risks the life of my, or anyone elses, loved ones. That being >>said, I realize that they, and I at one time, made the decision to >>volunteer for service and that does mean that when they say go, you >>go. It does not mean I have to support the decision to send them. >> >>You have stated many times on this list that you support the actions >>of our current President and his decisions to go to war, yet when >>challenged to sign yourself up for action, you repeated have >>begged-off with "I'm too old to serve." IIRC you're 44, that means you >>were of optimal age to volunteer during Desert Storm. Did you? >> >>Hey Sam, if you're a conscientious objector there's no problem, but I >>suspect from your posts that you are not, now or then. >> >>And hey Sam, FWIW, though I doubt you care, my uncle, who is >>officially inactive (for 4+ years) from the Reserves, is 50 years old >>and recently got a recall notice and orders to report for a physical. >> >>If he's fit, he's going to get assigned to a post his MOS qualifies >>him for. Bradley mechanic. hrmmm... and where do they need the most >>mechanics? >> >>-- >>will > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Protect your mail server with built in anti-virus protection. It's not only good for you, it's good for everybody. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=39 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:166810 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
