On Sun, Aug 17, 2003 at 10:37:15PM -0700, Major Variola (ret) wrote: > At 02:33 PM 8/17/03 -0500, Harmon Seaver wrote: > > Just heard about this local guy who reluctantly went to Iraq because > > >he was in the reserves, now his contract is up (as of 7/31) and they > >won't let him out. > > Did he reluctantly take the $$$ to be in the reserves, too? > > > my > >enlistment contract ended and the I have been involuntarily extended. > > SOP. Happened during the Yugo thang too.
So a contract isn't a contract anymore, eh? It's changed unilaterally by USG whenever and however they want? Well, I suppose there's good precedence for that too -- ask any Native American. (snip) > > I find it very troubling that the USA > >would force people against their free will to be in > >the military, > > It hasn't, it only requires males to register. So far. > It certainly is in this case, and, I'm sure, in many others. If you sign a contract to work for me for a year, and at the end of that year, I lock the factory door and won't let you out, send big mean guys with guns to make sure you stay seated at your machine and keep working -- what would you call that? Slavery? -- Harmon Seaver CyberShamanix http://www.cybershamanix.com