In article vST%b.6195$m4.5226@okepread03,
on Fri, 27 Feb 2004 21:25:12 -0600,
D. Strang attempted to say .....

"ArtKramr" wrote

That was not my quote. It was made by General Colin Powell in his book.

In the narrow context of Vietnam before the lottery system. Before about
1965, no one joined the NG or Reserves out of civilian life, they joined it
after active duty.

You are inncorrect, when I came off active duty to the Guard in 1980 there
were many who had joined direct out of high school in the 1950's

Those old guys in many cases spent 40 years in the Guard and many went
from E1 to CW5 or O5 before they were through.


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