Re: OT: Inaugural Ball

From: kathycarp (kathycarp_at_comcastprivacy.net)
Date: 01/05/05 

Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 14:10:17 -0800

Yes, lots of people enlisted during the draft. My husband also enlisted, but
I really don't think you can call enlisting while there is a draft as
voluntarily joining the service. If you didn't want to go into the Army, you
enlisted. Either way, you served. 

-- 
Kathy
www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
"Eliyahu Rooff" <lrooff@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:34342uF46dl9oU1@individual.net...
> Actually, I enlisted. They just didn't give us any choice about
> where we were stationed.  They did have a thing we called a "dream
> ***" which we filled out during basic training, telling them where
> we'd like to be stationed, but I don't think I've ever met anyone
> who got what they asked for.  Rumor was that it functioned just the
> opposite, by telling them where not to send you.
>
> Eliyahu
>
> "kathycarp" <kathycarp@comcastprivacy.net> wrote in message
> news:3MmdnSAljvQgy0HcRVn-2g@comcast.com...
> | Since Eli served in Vietnam, I assume that he had no choice in
> joining the
> | service, just as my husband didn't. There used to be this called
> called "the
> | draft".
> |
> | -- 
> | Kathy
> | www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
> | "Jeannie Wilson" <jwilson421@comcastspamkills.net> wrote in
> message
> | news:Xns95D59CC1B7ED7jwilson421comcastnet@216.196.97.136...
> | > "Eliyahu Rooff" <lrooff@hotmail.com> wrote here for all to
> | > seenews:34312dF471vhoU1@individual.net:
> | >
> | >> But the same can be said for those who work in high-risk
> | >> occupations.  My service in the Army left me half-deaf and shot
> my
> | >> career as a musician down the toilet.  Where's my $25 million?
> | >
> | > Well, I would think you knew that the money wasn't there going
> into the
> | > Army.  Now, people know how much they are going to be able to
> make if they
> | > go into professional sports.  Also, I would imagine you could've
> done some
> | > lawsuit that others would've considered ridiculous and sued them
> for
> | > ruining your career as a musician...or...did you voluntarily
> join the
> | > Army?
> |
> |
>
>
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