An Open letter to President Bush (End run vs. Outsourcing)

Me | Me

[Poohbah]

You know, I got diabetes in my 20's (most people get it in the 50's-60's), before he was born, from Agent Orange, fighting for my country so that fools like him would have a place to be born and grow up in, safely (fool that I was - wasting my time and life to support idots trying to destroy everything I was fighting for).

OK, some questions:

What unit were you in? What MOS? Where did you serve? What was your DEROS?

[Toddsterpatriot]

Well considering the recession ended in November of 2001 that would mean by May 2003 creating 6.8 million jobs. So, I'd say no, I don't want to take that bet.

[XBob]

641 - "OK, some questions:

What unit were you in? What MOS? Where did you serve? What was your DEROS?"

Why? Are you accusing me of being a liar?

Go soak your head.

Whiich time? Which unit? Which place?

Take your pick - I was in Active and Reserve from 1962-1986. And spent 5 years in South East Asia fighting that war.

Ever hear of Operation Ranch Hand?

[XBob]

641 - "OK, some questions:

What unit were you in? What MOS? Where did you serve? What was your DEROS?"

Why? Are you accusing me of being a liar?

Go soak your head.

Whiich time? Which unit? Which place?

Take your pick - I was in Active and Reserve from 1962-1986. And spent 5 years in South East Asia fighting that war.

Ever hear of Ranch Hand?

[XBob]

641 - Note - this is my last post to you, as I am adding you to my list of rabid, sadistic fools, like you addressed this post to.

[XBob]

641 - Note - this is my last post to you, as I am adding you to my list of rabid, sadistic fools, like you addressed this post to.

[clamper1797]

What unit were you in? What MOS? Where did you serve? What was your DEROS?

Just so ya know ...

VA-93 Blue Blazers
HC-7 Big Mothers
CVA-41 USS Midway 1972-1973 Westpac
Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club

Rate AME-3 (Navy has rates not MOS)

[Poohbah]

Why? Are you accusing me of being a liar?

No, I was asking you about your service.

But you were awful damn quick to jump to that conclusion.

Claims of injury from "Agent Orange" (which wasn't its name) stem from the infamous "Winter Soldier" fraud that was supported (and, in part, led) by John Kerry. B.G. Burkett's book "Stolen Valor" does a fine job of demonstrating the falsity of said claims.

Whiich time? Which unit? Which place?

All of them.

Take your pick - I was in Active and Reserve from 1962-1986. And spent 5 years in South East Asia fighting that war.

Fine. Which units were you in? Which bases? Which dates?

Ever hear of Operation Ranch Hand?

Yes, I have. Were you involved in Operation Ranch Hand? In what role? Did you directly handle any herbicides?

[Poohbah]

Navy uses rates and NECs--the rate corresponds to an occupational field, while the NEC corresponds to an MOS.

[XBob]

see #646

[XBob]

Note to self - cnx Poohbah

[Poohbah]

641 - Note - this is my last post to you, as I am adding you to my list of rabid, sadistic fools, like you addressed this post to.

Wow. All I do is ask a few basic questions about your claim of injury from "Agent Orange," and you run for the hills.

Gosh. I wonder why.

[XBob]

Note to self - cnx Poohbah - he's a waste of time, and not worth any effort.

[Poohbah]

Very well. You're unwilling to substantiate your claim of sainted victimhood--one made using a Stolen Valor favorite, to boot.

[clamper1797]

NEC is new to me ... I only knew of rate though I do know what an MOS is having served with and having many friends who are /were Marines

None the less ... I was an AME-3 Worked ejection seats LOX crew (fun stuff) and wore a green shirt on the flight deck.

[XBob]

Note to self - cnx Poohbah - he's a waste of time, and not worth any effort, if he want's info he can go check the agent orange threads several years back, so add lazy to the list of his attributes.

[XBob]

Note to self - cnx Poohbah - he's a waste of time, and not worth any effort, if he want's info he can go check the agent orange threads several years back, so add lazy to the list of his attributes.

He's known by the friends he keeps.

[XBob]

Don't waste your time responding to Poo Poo, he's not worth the effort.

[Poohbah]

NEC is new to me ... I only knew of rate though I do know what an MOS is having served with and having many friends who are /were Marines

May have been after your time. NEC = Navy Enlisted Classification, and it's a four-digit number that narrows down exactly what you do. Guess they decided that sending a guy from an F-14 squadron to work on an F-18 was NOT A Good Thing :o)

None the less ... I was an AME-3 Worked ejection seats LOX crew (fun stuff) and wore a green shirt on the flight deck.

Remember the movie "The Man From LOX?"

BTW, I recently ran into a guy claiming that he'd been in "the 'Nam" who was only a few years older than me, so he was WAY too late.

I told him "The only 'Nam you were ever in was NAMTRAGRUDET." </obscure NAVAIR humor>

[XBob]

655 - "I was an AME-3 Worked ejection seats LOX crew (fun stuff) and wore a green shirt on the flight deck."

Thanks. Good job. Your good work and mine saved numbers of lives of those pilots and many others.