"I could have predicted that he would simply disregard your data. He's decided that he's an expert on recruitment because his son's in the 10th Mountain. Well, that's a great thing, but it doesn't make one an expert ofr get rid of valid data."
After beating the draft, I enlisted in the army, and attended jump school, and taught artillery among other things leaving the army in 1973. In the 80s I joined an Airborne Ranger guard unit.
All three of my brothers served during the Vietnam war, it is a family tradition, that is why it was very important for me to overcome my sons objections to enlisting.
As far as the data it just seemed too general for the question, I will be looking for more info on it, because I expect it will come up again.
So your twisted the kid's arm into enlisting?
And his objections you see, naturally, as symptomatic of the 'less than patriotic' Gen-X and Gen-Y.....