Bill- So what? Should your narrow horizons govern all who would serve? Is
National Guard or Reserve service less honorable than Active Service?
BRBR

In general no, but during a 'war', it just doesn't make sense to me. It would
be like just after 9/11 or Pearl Harbor, a yound man would join the 'guard'
instead of the active duty military.

Bill- Frankly, the entire issue amounts to a mosquito fart in a hurricane.
The
evidence appears to be that Kerry was an effective JO under fire. That
neither makes him more nor less qualified to be C-in-C. We don't know what
Bush might have done under fire. This neither makes him more nor less
qualified to be C-in-C. BRBR

That's the crux of my beef. Throwing stones at an active duty USN officer, by a
group that supports somebody that was not(including his VP).

This is over for me. I will focus on the election considering other things like
Iraq, the envionment, the economy, health care......
P. C. Chisholm
CDR, USN(ret.)
Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer