College and family deferments were common back then and you know it.
I spent years based in Nellis going to Germany to work on investigations in the late 1980’s of our good boys in uniform bringing drugs like heroin over in their military flights back to the states.
Let’s not pretend otherwise. Okay, maybe I’m cynical. I think Powell is a self-centered creep.
And, thank you for your service. I wished I had retired from the service. I left for “big money” that never happened.
Only for the elites. Cheney had 5 opportunities to serve his country, and he deferred every time. Powell had one and he served 35 years. Hate his politics if you must but please don't denigrate his service.