"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 00:06:41 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
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"Bert Robbins" wrote in message
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"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 05:26:35 GMT, "Bryan"
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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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I saw a military recruitment TV commercial the other day, in which a
parent was sort of asked, "if your child asks about going in the
military,
what would you say?" kind of thing. Those weren't the exact words,
but
close enough. The idea was that parents should have "information" so
they
can answer their kids' questions and help them decide upon the
military.

This newsgroup and it's political discussions has caused me to think
about
something that never crossed my mind. I need to ask my father
(retired
air
force pilot) why he and my grandfather (army, infantry) never
encouraged
me
to join the military. It will be interesting to know if my father
thinks
his grandson should join the military.

I wouldn't hesitate to advise any grandchildren of mine to join the
military if they asked me for my advice.

If they asked you why you recommend it, especially at this specific
point
in history, what would you tell them?

A reccomendation requires that someone ask about the course of action
first. And, the person asking for the reccomendation has already given
thought to the course of action and has not dismissed dismissed the
course
of action already. So, if my child or grandchild asked for my
reccomendation about joining the military I would say yes I reccomend
that
you join the military.

Considering the shallowness of your intellect, a simple yes or no is
probably all your grandchildren would expect. Then, they'd go ask the
large
flower pot in the corner and get a more in-depth answer.

Hey - my flower pot with the mini-palm tree talks to me all the time.

That's you, though.