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Old 11-07-2004, 11:33 PM   #1
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It's not a draft as long as you've ever been in the military. 'Cause you knew what you were signing up for.
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Old 11-08-2004, 06:51 AM   #2
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'Cause you knew what you were signing up for.
That and they own you for the rest of your (useful) life. It seems you can't ever really leave if you've served your time and want to do something else with your life, especially if you managed to stay alive and in one piece.
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Old 11-08-2004, 09:08 PM   #3
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It's not a draft as long as you've ever been in the military. 'Cause you knew what you were signing up for.
For officers, that's pretty much true, but enlisted are supposed to be done after 8 years. Something's not right in this guy's case.
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Old 11-08-2004, 10:16 PM   #4
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For officers, that's pretty much true, but enlisted are supposed to be done after 8 years. Something's not right in this guy's case.
Just out of curiosity, who is supposed to pay for the airfare from Hawaii to South Carolina, the guy being drafted?
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Old 11-15-2004, 01:20 PM   #5
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For officers, that's pretty much true, but enlisted are supposed to be done after 8 years. Something's not right in this guy's case.
Something's not right in this guy's case either.
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