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To: SkyPilot
Do they realize they are infuriating thousands of Guard and Reserve men and woman with that statement? [But according to Air Force officials, Air National Guardsmen are not counted as members of the active-duty Air Force.]

No one is infuriated. It's really a budget thing. Each service has a hard-core of "regulars," who hold positions that are more or less permanent. Then there are the other components like reserves and guard. But the careerists want to be part of the "regular" force. Faster promotions, etc. Otherwise, no one cares. (Except the Kerry campaign.) During cutbacks and downsizing, the various components are treated differently. The regulars are the last to go. Also, reserves and guard are less expensive, because they're on active duty less than the regulars. To the guys on active duty, it doesn't matter very much, and it obviously didn't matter to Bush while he was in training.

450 posted on 09/12/2004 5:55:53 PM PDT by PatrickHenry
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What they are doing by bringing up this nonesense dead horse ANG crap is keeping the swift vets on the sidelines.

The rally today has hardly had a mention so far in any MSM media. It's preventing the true dead beat fake war hero kerry and his fraud from being discussed and exposed.

The question isn't wether or not Bush is capable leader, it should be if kerry could be. Bush has already proven he is.
Wether or not Bush didn't brush his teeth one morning while in the TANG is a non- issue.


492 posted on 09/12/2004 6:18:13 PM PDT by Nathan Zachary
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