Bush Flew Fighter Jets During Vietnam

"George Z. Bush" wrote:
"Ed Rasimus" wrote in message
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On 19 Jul 2004 08:57:38 GMT, (WalterM140) wrote:

I turned 18 in 1973. My draft lottery number was somewhere between
183 and 187. But no one was drafted from my year, the first such
year since the start of the Vietnam era draft.


I turned 18 in 1973 also. I asked my recruiter if I should register
and he
said not to worry about it.


Walt

You recruiter told you to break the law and you did? It becomes
clearer with each posting why think the way you do.

Unless they changed the law back in the 70s, in my day the law didn't
require
you to register

It did, you didn't have to register between 1975 until 1980, when Jimmy
Carter got concerned about the Soviet's in Afghanistan.

"Brett" wrote in message ...
"George Z. Bush" wrote:

... in my day the law didn't
require
you to register if you had volunteered and were waiting for your reporting date.


It did,


You sure about htat?

you didn't have to register between 1975 until 1980, when Jimmy
Carter got concerned about the Soviet's in Afghanistan.


I believe that is true also.

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FF

On 21 Jul 2004 13:30:09 -0700, (Fred the Red
Shirt) wrote:

"Brett" wrote in message ...
"George Z. Bush" wrote:

... in my day the law didn't
require
you to register if you had volunteered and were waiting for your reporting date.


It did,


You sure about htat?

you didn't have to register between 1975 until 1980, when Jimmy
Carter got concerned about the Soviet's in Afghanistan.


I believe that is true also.

The law has always required males to register (since the original
establishment of selective service.) If you were in the DEP or
awaiting a training date you reported that as well and were
immediately recategorized. Males still have to register on their 18th
birthday.

The registration requirement was suspended from 1975 to 1980, but
that's the only time. Lots of info at http://www.sss.gov/Default.htm


Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret)
"When Thunder Rolled"
Smithsonian Institution Press
ISBN #1-58834-103-8

The law has always required males to register (since the original
establishment of selective service.) If you were in the DEP or
awaiting a training date you reported that as well and were
immediately recategorized. Males still have to register on their 18th
birthday.


ON the 18th birthday?

Well, I joined the Marine Corps on my 18th birthday and my recruiter told me
not to worry about it.

Walt

From: (WalterM140)


The law has always required males to register (since the original
establishment of selective service.) If you were in the DEP or
awaiting a training date you reported that as well and were
immediately recategorized. Males still have to register on their 18th
birthday.


ON the 18th birthday?

Actually I believe there was a grace period. Thirty days?

Well, I joined the Marine Corps on my 18th birthday and my recruiter told me
not to worry about it.

Walt

Let's asume you actually talked to a recruiter did it ever occur to you he was
not in a position where he could tell you to violate the law? If you went
straight to active duty you would have been classified 1-C. If you went DEP you
would have been classified 1-D. If the draft had stayed in effect and you had
completed the mininum total service, 6 years then (8 years now) IIRC, you would
have been classified 4-A

Based on many of your posts I seriously doubt you served a day in any branch of
the military.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

B2431 wrote:
From: (WalterM140)


The law has always required males to register (since the original
establishment of selective service.) If you were in the DEP or
awaiting a training date you reported that as well and were
immediately recategorized. Males still have to register on their 18th
birthday.


ON the 18th birthday?


Actually I believe there was a grace period. Thirty days?

Well, I joined the Marine Corps on my 18th birthday and my recruiter told me
not to worry about it.

Walt


Let's asume you actually talked to a recruiter did it ever occur to you he was
not in a position where he could tell you to violate the law? If you went
straight to active duty you would have been classified 1-C. If you went DEP you
would have been classified 1-D. If the draft had stayed in effect and you had
completed the mininum total service, 6 years then (8 years now) IIRC, you would
have been classified 4-A

I registered for the draft in November 1960 and I was 21 years and two
months old. I had enlisted at 17 and wasn't required to register at that
time. I was classified as 4A, still got my draft card, and I had only
served about 3 and a half years. Didn't get my discharge until July 1963
after completion of my six-year obligation. Minor nit pick but you're
otherwise right. Shocked the hell out of the draft board ladies when I
walked in to register at 21 though. I don't think either of them had
ever registered a kiddie cruiser.

George

Based on many of your posts I seriously doubt you served a day in any branch of
the military.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

Let's asume you actually talked to a recruiter did it ever occur to you he
was
not in a position where he could tell you to violate the law?

Nope.

Walt

From: (WalterM140)
Date: 7/21/2004 11:16 PM Central Daylight Time
Message-id:

Let's asume you actually talked to a recruiter did it ever occur to you he
was
not in a position where he could tell you to violate the law?

Nope.

Walt

I guess that explains why you try to pass off half baked political theories and
accusations on us.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

"WalterM140" wrote

Well, I joined the Marine Corps on my 18th birthday and my recruiter told me
not to worry about it.

That's not the same as you claimed originally. What Marine unit were you in?

"Billy Preston" wrote in
news:U0FLc.15239$Zr.12000@okepread01:

"WalterM140" wrote

Well, I joined the Marine Corps on my 18th birthday and my recruiter
told me not to worry about it.

That's not the same as you claimed originally. What Marine unit were
you in?

At a guess FMF, REMF Supply Battalion. And of course a rifleman
by courtesy at least.

IBM

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