Ditch has a very questionable Military Record....
“Ditch has a very questionable Military Record....”
Yeah, what was that all about? I had heard he got out during boot camp, but heard nothing definitive as to why, or even if THAT is true.
In March 1967, shortly before the expiration of his educational draft deferment upon graduation from law school, McConnell enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve as a private at Louisville, Kentucky. This was a coveted position because the Reserve units were mostly kept out of combat during the Vietnam War. His first day of training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, was July 9, 1967, two days after taking the bar exam, and his last day was August 15, 1967. Shortly after his arrival, he was diagnosed with optic neuritis and was deemed medically unfit for military service, After five weeks at Fort Knox, he was honorably discharged.
As one who actually served honorably, and happened to spend just short of 4 years in uniform during the Vietnam war, I have little respect or trust for anyone who so adroitly flim-flams such a serious commitment.