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To: oh8eleven

Damn, you’re right!

I found this on a USMC site:

“On 2 May 1967, Headquarters Marine Corps once again authorized two-year enlistments. To keep personnel turbulence to a minimum, the Commandant decreed that two-year contracts would constitute no more than 20 percent of all new enlistments. Between l July 1966 and 30 June
1967. Only 16.9 percent of all enlistments were for two years; over half were for four years.”

I was in the USAF (1970 - 1974), which was a four year enlistment. USN was a four year enlistment. USA was two years (if a draftee); three years if an enlistment. USMC was a three year enlistment, unless they grabbed you out of the draft (in which case it was a two year active-duty commitment).

Anyway, a long time ago.


150 posted on 05/09/2013 5:25:38 PM PDT by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: ought-six
Damn, you’re right!
Was there ever any doubt?
152 posted on 05/10/2013 5:27:08 AM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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