Posted on 10/20/2004 6:53:06 AM PDT by tame
This is an open letter to President Bush, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Congress, and all freepers.
I need your help. I want to serve in the regular military but I have no military experience, and I'm technically too old by just a few years.
There have been a lot of false rumors from the left regarding a military draft. Whenever I hear these rumors, I find myself thinking "I should should be so lucky to be drafted".
Don't ask me why I didn't join the military when I was younger. It's a long story. But the fact is, I am in my thirties, and I see no reason why I should not be able to serve my country now that we're in a time of war.
I ask all members of Congress, and President Bush to immediately pass and sign into law legislation that would raise the age requirment (for those of us with no previous military experience of any kind) for those of us who want to volunteer to join the regular military during our time of war.
I propose that the age for able bodied volunteers to be able to join the army, for example, should be extended to at least 39 years of age (maybe even older).
There are so many people like myself who would be honored to serve our country during this time of war, but cannot because of an arbitrary rule regarding our age. This is true even though we are still young men and women.
Why should so many reservists who would rather be home be kept in active duty, while there are literally hundreds of thousands of us who would LOVE to replace them?
I ask all Freepers everywhere to contact your local congressman, and the President via mail, fax, phone, etc., to recommend and support this legislation.
There could be appropriate amendments to such a bill to address any concerns regarding possible law suits over possible health risks, etc.
I WANT this. So do many others. Some of my family members want to serve, too, but age is a needless restriction.
I ask Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and other radio talk hosts to give this legislation some legs on your programs.
The left insists on perpetuating rumors of a draft??? Give me a break.
Just send me, Mr. President.
Sincerely, tame. Freerepublic.com
I pinged the moderator
Thanks for the PING, Sir!
Listen to him, you two!!!
Sarge,
Kind thanks!
To ALL:
EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS!
I will. I hope the mods pulled 71 before any trolls got my numbers.
Give me an email address and I'll email a resume tonight.
I listened.
You're too old....
hahaha!!!!
Something doesn't sound right....unless both parents are military...
Sarge FReepmailed me to ask me more questions. Thanks.
I'll tell him to keep in mind the contractor work also.
With all due respect, sir:
The military age requirements have little to do with physical age/weight.
They have more to do with mental attributes.
Let me explain:
Young people are aggressive, foolhardy, think life is forever, etc. As one ages their perspective on life changes. They become more cautious.....some would say, "Not as brave." They become less agreeable to being told what to do and "more set in their ways."
Case in point:
During WWII the Navy was getting very few "kills" from submarine commanders who were "older" full Commanders and even full Captains.
When they relaxed the requirement that skippers be at least full Commanders to the point that skippers could be much younger Lieutenants is when the submarines of both the Pacific and Atlantic started getting many "kills" and the destruction of the fleets of the enemy was complete.
I'll present the following as an example:
From a personal standpoint, if I were to go back into the military as an E6 and at my age, I would have an extremely difficult time, ( if I could do it at all, ) having some 22-year-old-snot-nosed-Ensign-fresh-out-of-the-academy-who-is-already-full-of-himself-anyway telling me what to do when there is NO doubt that I know better than he does. :-) See what I mean?
So, you see, it is more than just a physical age or weight requirement.
Just my 2 cents.
I've worked at Command/Staff/HQ level, the smart 0-1/0-2/ young 0-3s, know/learn to give old E-7s a wide berth....
ROFL
Yes, I know that. I was just trying to make a point with tame. :-)
How about 39+ with prior enlistment? I also have a degree that qualifies me for a Junior Officer rate...
If the age limit was extended, the services would have more than they could use enlisting! Who needs a DRAFT????
I am certain that "Cut & Run" Kerry would need a draft as most would sacrifice their careers rather than serve under a traitor.
But will you fight for John Kerry's wrong war at the wrong place at the wrong time with no funding to support your equipment becasue it costs too much and its more important to save some trees here in America and create big dig like government medical programs that have been proven to fail in other countries around the world and cut 100,000 jobs and raise taxes first on the small buisness and then on everybody else and by the way that little old war over this is just one big mistake anyway because we need to get back to where terrorism is such a nuisance..
NOW WILL YOU FIGHT?
I think what we need is some kind of military auxilliary corps for those of us prior service (and not), who may be too old, out of shape or otherwise unable to meet the general requirements of the military.
We may not be able to hump a rifles and rucks all that effectively these days, be we can act a perimeter guards, truck drivers, clerks, and a host of other support roles that coud free up trigger pullers who can. I checked on going back in, but was told that I would have to lose a lot of weight first (too many years sitting at a computer).
I may not be able to walk far with an M-16 these days, but put me in a guard tower with one and I garantee no bad guys will get near it (I shoot straighter now than I did on active duty--more practice on my own time).
Besides, I figure a year in Iraq would be a great weight-loss program.
Yes, I could. With age comes experience (usually).
Exactly. Why take a building by force when you can call in artillery and have them kick-in the front door for you? The easiest way to see if a building is occupied by bad guys is put a very large hole in it. ;-]
You know I am behind you 100%. I will contact Devin Nunes' office and see if JK will contact Bill Thomas.
How about signing up with
UNITED STATES NATIONAL DEFENSE FORCE SUPPORT
http://www.usndfscom.com/
Or
UNITED STATES of AMERICA VOLUNTEER HOMELAND SECURITY SERVICE CORPS
* ARMY SERVICE BRANCH *
http://www.usndfscom.com/usavssc_app.htm
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