To obscure the fact that by only requesting the active duty records, he's not requesting the entire record? Without the dates, we don't know if his reserve records were released or not. I doubt that they were.
5. Service: Past and Present
a. Active Service
b. Reserve Service
c. National Guard
Since he only wrote US Navy under "Active Service" and "all years", I would assume only "all years" that he was in "Active Service" would be released. If he had wanted Reserve Service to be released, would he not have filled in that block as well? Also, his discharge would have been from Reserve Service, no?
Folks, here is a suggestion. Someone with access to a Form 180 get one and fill out ALL of the information that the American Public needs to know to verify if JFK is telling the truth.
Fill out EVERY POSSIBLE block of information very carefully and clearly. Then post it on the internet and tell Senator Kerry that all he has to do is sign, in blue ink, a copy of the request.
In fact, some of you enterprising Freepers can probably fill out a 180 showing EXACTLY what we are wanting from Kerry.