To those, even here on Free Republic that often state, only military veterans should be qualified for the presidency.
This article should be exhibit 1 against your stupid argument. An argument that would have disqualified several of this nations greatest.
I served 4 years active duty so others didn't have to. It neither qualifies nor disqualifies me for the presidency. Not as an astronaut or a congress person but as what is commonly referred to as a "grunt".
I don't need any "thank yous for your service" either. It was almost a half century ago and I have forgotten a whole lot of it, some of it, I'll never forget.
The one sure thing I've learned is the world keeps turning and life goes on.
To those, even here on Free Republic that often state, only military veterans should be qualified for the presidency.
The one thing the President does that no one else does is send our people into war. It is sorta nice that the person doing that has at least some minor knowledge of the military. Certainly that is no sure thing to be good as just look at John Kerry.
I think you are one of the few that really understand.
USN pre Vietnam.