Need Freeper help - Nam draft registration records

Nov. 26, 2002 | Matt Maggio

[glc1173@aol.com]

To what extent are records available on draft registrations and classifications of a politician who was prime draft age during Nam's hottest years - but never served? And - assuming they are available - where would I find them? (No DD214 on this guy; he never served - despite being a big jock at the time.) Thanks in advance; feel free to email any suggestions you want private.

[chance33_98]

So do you think not serving makes them unable to make decisions? Just wondering, not being critical but asking an honest question. Hitler served in WW1 and it did not help the germans much :)

[glc1173@aol.com]

"So do you think not serving makes them unable to make decisions?"

With all the liberals' talk of "chicken hawks," wouldn't you find it interesting if a college football player who ended up a politician years after Nam miraculously avoided the draft in spite of being prime draft age at the height of Nam?

As for your question, this guy's life has been rather dishonorable ever since.

[chance33_98]

I apologize if I seemed a bit harsh in my question. I see a lot of people who attack politicians on their military record, and of late many liberals are doing that with Bush. It simply won't work. The reason being is that the military hates the liberal left who wants to defund it. Even if bush did nothing at all in the military and clinton has been a vietnam hero they still would have hated him for his current attitude - and attitude is what it is all about today.

My dad served in korea, was drafted in and placed in an office position and later as someone who taught english to the koreans. He never saw combat (at least not that he has ever told me about) but mainly spent his days with a really good looking korean actress (and also poor children at orphanges) teaching her english (I have often wondered about those pics of her dad still has....).

My point being is some people had it easier then others and some did not go at all, but what the people I have seen in the military care about is how you view NOW. As long as the left hates them and the right loves them they won't care about the record of a politician, what they will care about (like all groups) is what the politician will do for them - THAT is why groups like NOW worshipped clinton no matter what he did, but if Bush had did the same thing in the oval office they would decry him as a sexist pig who took advantage of some poor helpless girl and call for him to resign.

[chance33_98]

As for your question, this guy's life has been rather dishonorable ever since.

dishonorable is an interesting choice of words...must be clinton :)

[chance33_98]

Sorry for some grammitcal errors in last paragraph there, the NOW caps mean now and N.O.W respecitvely. Been a long night and my wife is getting ready to get on a plane for California with my daughter to go see the folks out west, and I am always nervous when they leave :(

[cannonball]

If this guy was a college football player, he probably couldn't pass the physical. (knee surgery almost always gets you disqualified) A football player can be held together with tape, but a GI can't be.

[glc1173@aol.com]

"If this guy was a college football player, he probably couldn't pass the physical."

Timeline has him up for draft BEFORE he went to college. This isn't a Joe Namath story.

[harrowup]

http://www.sss.gov/records.htm

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

Although he's a politician wannabe, sounds like you're describing Tom Strickland.

[glc1173@aol.com]

"http://www.sss.gov/records.htm"

I've just done that. Thanks.