Is everyone aware that Kerry only went into the Navy after his request for a one-year draft deferment was turned down? Who is Kerry kidding? Yes, he did "volunteer"for the Navy. But does he think that we think he would have done that without the "incentive" known as the draft? Puleeeeeeeze!
A lot of us volunteered rather than be drafted, including myself. I knew that when I finished college, my student deferment would be gone and it was much better to make your own choices instead of letting the draft board make them for you. So I don't fault Kerry for that. It's what came later that has me so determined to help get the truth out.
He tried to get a year in France, I believe, to study (probably wanted courses on how to surrender gracefully). When he was turned down, he went to the Navy.