[Howlin]

Well, not to be a pest, but isn't it a fact that back then when you did get out of the Navy, you were still in the reserves for several years?

[Hon]

"Well, not to be a pest"

I didn't mean to suggest in my earlier post that you were being a pest by asking your question. I just meant it shows that there are a number of questions that occur to people regularly and which should be readily addressed somewhere.

"but isn't it a fact that back then when you did get out of the Navy, you were still in the reserves for several years?"

I don't know. I've seen some posts from people who seem to know what they were talking about that suggest that this is the normal case. You'd think it would be easy enough to nail down.

The few people I've mentioned it to in real life who were in the military thought it was odd. They thought that the obligation was supposed to be continuous. But I haven't seen anything definitive. Given the bogus Bush AWOL charge, it would be a major embarrassment if Kerry turned out to have shaved the rules on this.

[Hon]

BTW, here is a FR thread on the subject of Kerry's military obligation:

Kerry's Reserve Service Obligation
Vanity
Posted on 03/14/2004 8:24:08 PM PST by pfflier

http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/1097774/posts