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Cadet quits, cites overt religion at West Point
Associated Press ^
| 12/5/12
| Michael Hill
Posted on 12/06/2012 8:21:03 AM PST by crosshairs
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To: fungoking
It's a tough road for nonbelievers — they live in constant fear of death. Probably why, like this guy, they are such an unhappy lot. So Mr. Page, 24 years old and full of worries and anxiety, is going to move in with his grandparents and continue his activism against religion. When will the local papers carry news of his suicide, slumped over his laptop in grandma's & grandpa's basement and dressed in jammies & fuzzy slippers?
To: crosshairs
This sounds like it could be good news for anybody who would have had to shave a foxhole with him. He’d probably pull a Belcher.
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posted on
12/06/2012 8:35:07 AM PST
by
Cyber Liberty
(Obama considers the Third World morally superior to the United States.)
To: crosshairs
To: crosshairs
... We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, ...Hmmm, what is a creator?
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posted on
12/06/2012 8:37:41 AM PST
by
WVKayaker
("Hang in there, America. Fight for what is right." - Sarah Palin 11/7/12)
To: TADSLOS
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posted on
12/06/2012 8:38:45 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
To: crosshairs
Not to go all gung ho about it, but in my day this sniveling brat would have awakened from a sudden slumber in a cow pasture with two black eyes and would have had to pick his teeth out of his next bowel movement.
God Bless the Memory of all that was!
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posted on
12/06/2012 8:39:00 AM PST
by
februus
To: crosshairs
24 years old? Smells like another Fluke agitator. Why drop out 6 months before graduation? How long has be been there? Most people go to college at 18-19 so where was he before WP?
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posted on
12/06/2012 8:39:28 AM PST
by
IllumiNaughtyByNature
($1.84 - The price of a gallon of gas on Jan. 20th, 2009.)
To: crosshairs
Why doesn’t he get the bill for the schooling he’s received at taxpayer expense? West Point isn’t cheap. Page is the one who violated his contract and he ought to find out that actions have consequences.
To: crosshairs
No loss here. The military doesn’t need someone with these flaws in the ranks.
To: crosshairs
nonreligious cadets were jokingly called "heathens" by instructors at basic training Because basic training instructors never mock or criticize anyone else for anything, right? I thought was part of the drill -- needling the trainee to force them to keep their composure under duress?
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posted on
12/06/2012 8:41:56 AM PST
by
kevkrom
(If a wise man has an argument with a foolish man, the fool only rages or laughs...)
To: crosshairs
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posted on
12/06/2012 8:42:28 AM PST
by
svcw
(Why is one cell on another planet considered life, and in the womb it is not.)
To: struggle
A lot of his units are probably non-transferable. He’ll basically have to start over.
One more pantywaste out.
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posted on
12/06/2012 8:43:16 AM PST
by
onedoug
To: crosshairs
“He plans to remain an activist on the role of religion in the military.”
...he’ll end up doing the lecture circuit with Fluke for the libs. You’ll see these 2 idiots at college campuses everywhere within 6 months.
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posted on
12/06/2012 8:44:16 AM PST
by
albie
To: longtermmemmory
Just like “Speaker””Boner”
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posted on
12/06/2012 8:46:38 AM PST
by
US Navy Vet
(Go Packers! Go Rockies! Go Boston Bruins! See, I'm "Diverse"!)
To: MasterGunner01
Why doesnt he get the bill for the schooling hes received at taxpayer expense?Does the article specifically state that he is not going to be required to reimburse the government? If not, then this 'individual' is likely to have a rather rude awakening in a few months...
the infowarrior
To: crosshairs
In 16 years of service, I was never once pressured into prayer or to attend services.
This guy had admitted emotional issues. The Army is better off without him.
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posted on
12/06/2012 8:49:30 AM PST
by
SJSAMPLE
To: DTogo
He didn’t really quit. He was medically disqualified and took to the opportunity to get his 15 minutes of fame on huffington post.
I hope that he gets better and chooses a less public way of dealing with his problems.
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posted on
12/06/2012 8:49:49 AM PST
by
3Fingas
(Sons and Daughters of Freedom, Committee of Correspondence)
To: Parmy
Patton prayed, a lot. "Every G** d*** day!"
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posted on
12/06/2012 8:50:28 AM PST
by
tpmintx
(Problem: People who work for a living ARE outnumbered by those who VOTE for a living (47%).)
To: IllumiNaughtyByNature
How long has be been there? Most people go to college at 18-19 so where was he before WP? While the majority, probably, of incoming people enter a service academy directly from high school, not a few of them take a more circuitous route. For example, he could've spent a year at another school prepping for entrance, including the Military Academy Prep School. Or maybe he did a year at another college or university, hoping to get into West Point after that. Or maybe he was an enlisted man before he was nominated and sent to West Point.
To: infowarrior
I agree. But, AP said he wasn't responsible for reimbursing the government for his schooling — and that really IS puzzling. How did he pull that off? That is what I’d like to know.
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