[GeronL]

Senator John Kerry, the presumed Democratic presidential candidate

They better not start acting like he should be replaced.

Oh and I thought the libs said he "volunteered to go"

[John Valentine]

Note that this article is old, dating back to the 3rd of July... it predates the Dem Convention...

[XBob]

3 - "Oh and I thought the libs said he "volunteered to go"


I am the same age as Kerry, and also graduated class of 66. I remember distictly - you were deferred from the draft in college, and they were changing the rules, and they deferred you until a bachelors degree only, then they deferred only if you had wife and/or child for post grad degrees. They pulled the noose tighter and tighter.

So, you could be defered until you got your degree, upon which you would be drafted into the Army (as a private), or you could 'volunteer' for the Navy or AirForce and be trained as an officer. I chose to 'volunteer' and became an Air Force Officer.