[John D]

Newt was not allowed to serve??? That’s a new one - LOL!

Newt had a III A classification which made him ineligible for the draft.

. But, you would not know that, right? If you had served you would.

Wrong I did serve, like both my father (during WWII and Korea) and my son who served during Iraq) and came back with a piece of shrapnel in his neck that still can not be removed. The difference is I was able to receive four promotions in the four years I served.

Is it wrong to just willingly serve and focus on doing a good job in your area of specialization until your commitment is up without ambitions of climbing the military career ladder?

Not wrong, but it does show how incompetent the surrender monkey was in the military. If a person does a good jog, he will be promoted.
This just shows Cut and Run was as incompetent in the military as he is in congress,

[monkeypants]

Sorry dude - 3A is a hardship deferment (family hardship, children). Paul could have gotten that too. Newt was eligible for the draft and he could have volunteered but he asked for a hardship deferment. Saying he was “not allowed to serve” is factually incorrect regardless of how you feel about Paul.

Plus, it’s a lot different moving from E-1 to E-4 as you likely did. That’s typical if you breathe and work hard. When I served it was 4 years to move from O-1 to O-3 regardless of how good you were. Then it was 3-4 years before promotion to O-4 (3 for me). Nobody moved from O-1 to O-4 in 4 years outside of battlefield promotions in combat back in WWII days.

But, thank you and your family for your service in any event. I do have great respect for anyone who serves honorably.