How would that affect people like me, if I get citizenship. I've served in the Canadian military (reserves mostly). So by your definition would I qualify to vote?
larry On 7/27/05, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:166878 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
