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Much has been investigated about President Bush's reserve record but what about John Kerry's?Kerry was commissioned as an officer in the US Navy following graduation from college. As a reserve officer he incurred a six year committment when he was commissioned. This was a typical path for ROTC and OTS officers. Sometime later, in their carreer, the promising ones would be offered a regular commission. Kerry served four months in Vietnam, requested a received a return to stateside duty then requested and early release from the Navy. If he did not serve the total six years, then he would have...