Go to the following website for the truth:
http://www.chronwatch.com/content/contentDisplay.asp?aid=9259
OBVIOUSLY you know nothing about the military, I am former USNR...BUSH fulfilled his duty and the garbage from the KERRY SMEAR CAMPAIGN are all lies.
"We come from the land of ice and snow...."
Boston Globe Article, Shorter Version:
No new information, just a lot of spin and speculation.
Bush fulfilled his military obligation by wiping out the Ba-athist regime in Iraq and capturing and killing two-thirds of the al-Qaeda leadership.
I'll put that up against Patton.
Besides, all Democrat outrage on this issue rings completely hollow considering their disdain for war heroes' George H.W. Bush and Bob Dole and their kneepad reverence for the proven draft-dodger, Bill Clinton.
This piece of filth is slanderous. If GWB wasn't a public figure, the Globe wouldn't dare publish it - when Dubya was done suing them he'd be their new owner.
However I don't see that Kerry made up the two years of meetings he missed of his ready reserve obligations from 1970 to 1972.
No problem, it keeps the whole issue of military service on the front burner when Kerry would like nothing more than to just change the subject.
"John Kerry signed an agreement as part of his naval officer commission to serve at least 3 years on active duty and the remainder of his obligated 6 year service in the Ready Reserves. Ready Reserves are those who must attend drills.
He further agreed that while in the Ready Reserves (from discharge to 1972) he would perform no less than 48 drills per year and up to 17 active duty days per year, or alternatively, 30 active duty days per year. None of Kerry’s released records shows any evidence of his performing these Ready Reserve obligated days in 1970 through 1972, after which he was transferred to the Inactive Reserves. The only Performance of Duty form released covers 1966. There should be one for every year.
Nor is there any excusal from drilling status in his records, or alternatively, pay and attendance records indicating that he performed any drills in 1970-72 as required of a Ready Reservist.
The Kerry campaign has said that his separation from active duty put him in the inactive, non-drilling Naval Reserve so he could run for Congress. This is NOT true, as follows:
Kerry’s transfer from the Ready Reserves to the Standby (Inactive) reserves did not occur until March 1972, NOT upon his release from Active Duty to run for Congress (1969/70).
Furthermore, Kerry’s official transfer from the Ready Reserves to the Standby (Inactive) Reserves was not formalized until July 1972.
Contrary to what Kerry's campaign says, the wording on his Release from Active Duty (to run for Congress) does NOT put him in the Inactive Reserves - it puts him in Inactive Duty status, which includes Ready Reserves with attendant drill obligation. BIG difference - though the confusion is understandable."
I can hardly WAIT for the Globe to probe this.
Then why wasn't he called to active duty? BTW GW was on actual active duty longer than 3 scratches and out Kerry.
This is getting beyond stupid.
How many times has this been recycled now?
No matter what Bush did or did not do, he is not a TRAITOR John KERRY is.
Regardless if true or not, any 'unmet' military committment was more than offset by serving as
COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE GREATEST MILITARY FORCE IN THE WORLD FOR NEARLY FOUR YEARS!!!!!!!
And a damn good one, I might add.
Eat your heart out, Kerry. And get back in the tub with your rubber ducky.
Bush has been totally honest about his service, and has commended Kerry on his, even to the point of saying Kerry's service was more important than his own.
All this controversy will do is make Kerry look like he is hiding something, which he is, and also will serve to get the truth out about the confusion over Bush's Alabama guard service.
He never served in the Alabama unit because he was TDY. His records were kept in Texas and he disappeared off the scope for a few months, and all they have is his make up records which are confusing to someone who has not served in the military. Especially the TDY stuff which people simply misunderstand.
I was TDY for over a year to a training range and it would look to the average person like I was AWOL. The only records would be when I signed my name to get a meal, and that was seldom.
It was Kerry who made military service a issue, so let him prove his!
That is how the public should see it, because Bush has all of his out in the public domain.
I expect there will be many who will explain this TDY thing and Kerry will still be a phony war hero with no records, other than the ones he had made up to cover his sorry ass.
Somebody have a pic of GW in his flight suit? I like to be reminded that he was a pilot of merit. I'm proud of him and his service.
The Boston Globe is an ultra liberal, pro-gay, pro-abortion, pro-feminist, anti-Christian rag which is mostly read by the type of person who wouldn't vote Republican if the candidate were their own mother.
Who is Tom?
The President, near as I can tell from the newly released records, spent a whole heckuvalot more time in the ANG than Kerry has actually spent in the Senate (despite the fact that he continues to draw full pay). The only one who is AWOL here is Kerry.
The DNC and Kerry are attempting to switch the story from Kerry in and right after Vietnam to Bush national guard duty. It doesn't matter whether they are being honest or not, the only thing they want to do is make Bush's military service--not Kerry's--the issue. Then they succeed.