Yes, I’m aware of Presdident Ford’s decision. I was in the service at the time. While I didn’t care for Ford’s option, Carter turned all of us Vietnam vets into suckers and set a precedent that forever places America’s future in danger.
Don’t like the war? Abandon your country by running away like a coward and then, when the dust has cleared and the threat has ended, saunter back across the border proclaiming yourself to be a true American patriot who stood up for “your values”.
Frankly, Canada can keep’em all.
And with no impediment to employment, unlike someone who may have committed an infraction and ended up with a less than honorable discharge. I’d disagree that Carter turned Viet vets into suckers, I think history will see Carter for what he was.