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OK..Red.... take a chill pill and get the facts straight, I have 15 years Active and 10 years in the reserves. In the Reserves and Guard, you can get what we in the Navy call Authorized Absences where you do no drill for up to 6 months. Further he did not miss a year, he drilled during the fiscal Quarter in question, but he drilled away from his command because he was working on a campaign. This is allowed even today, in fact it is more the rule than the exception. I live in Illinois and drill in Virginia, I do not go to Virginia every month. I was out the country for 6 months, I did not drill, I was on "flex-drill" program. So unless you understand the Reserves and Guard which has many unique rules, do not make assumptions. Further more, I am tired of this he crap about he was only in the Guard. (not that you made that statement, dems are) As if that makes us less dedicated!!!! OK, I am off my high horse.

I was raised by a Lieutenant Colonel and I'm married to a Navy vet. I wasn't saying that I think President Bush was in any way, shape, or form a deserter - I was merely posting the DRUDGE headline, and I posted it as anti-Kerry, not anti-GWB.

I understand and salute President Bush's military service.