Gilligan wrote:
Ignore Joe - he served aboard an ocean liner that happened to be painted
gray.


You are mistaken Gilly it was more like a floating repair shop / bar,
playboy mansion, frat house, traveling circus with a large fleet of
boats.

Did you have a shipmate who was a Playboy playmate?
http://cr3.com/adult/playboy/covers/1980_04.jpg

It didn't even have a gun.

Liar liar pants on fi
http://images.military.com/MemberImageUpload/1851

What is that on the 01 level just aft the forecastle?

Joe

Gilly,

They fled the "DRAFT" The All Vol stopped all of that and also filled
the Ranks.

It also improved the mentality of the arm services.


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Joe wrote:
The One wrote:
Gilligan wrote:
"The One" wrote in message
ups.com...

Gilligan wrote:

More people fled the military under peace during the Clinton
administration
than have under fire during the Bush administration.

Care to provide a citation from a valid source?

http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/60575.pdf

Under the Clinton regime the military troop strength was reduced by about
25%.

Under the reign of Bush it has increased.

LOL! 'Reign.' King Georgie, eh?

Increased or decreased troop levels are a far cry from 'fleeing.'

If you're going to lie or distort, why not just say so?

People join the military to fight.

What unit were you in?

I was with the 6th Fleet.

Navy or Marines?

Sheeeze watta dope.

Hm. Marines guard 'national assets' and serve other roles in the fleet,
from what I understand. I believe they do that at places like Bangor as
well. When in that role, do they say "I'm with the Second MarDiv"?

If the Marines, 'Ooorah.'

Jarheads...bwhahahahaha

Generally, I'd agree with you, but keep in mind that we're comparing
them to the Navy.

If the Navy (aside from some corpsman and a few others that actually
get their boots dirty): pussy.

**** off asshole, it's crystal clear you never served.

Wrongo. In fact, very wrongo.

Now back to your foxhole, corporal.

LOL!

OzOne wrote in message ...
On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 03:32:26 GMT, "Maxprop"
scribbled thusly:

Actually Cappy..many enlist because it's the only way they can get a
regular income

Bull****. Unemployment here is at its lowest level in a generation. Jobs
are plentiful.

You sound like Kerry: elitist.

Max

Might be worth having a look at where those recruits come from and
their levels of education.

I have. Demographically they are not unrepresentative of the general
population. We do have more poor and uneducated than wealthy and educated.

Max

"Capt. JG" wrote in message
...
Yeah, if you don't mind working in the ever-expanding fast food
industry...

Another elitist comment. I have tremendous respect for kids and adults who
choose to make themselves productive and work summers, evenings, and
weekends in McDonalds, etc. Why do you show disrespect for people who
choose to work in less-than-optimal jobs, rather than sit around
worthlessly? If a person works, he has my respect.

Max

"Capt. JG" wrote in message
...
With more than 100 US soldiers dead this month in Iraq, I don't think
Kerry's comment will have much influence on how people vote. The violence
there is out of control.

Kerry's comment probably had greater impact on his own political aspirations
than on the current election. I trust the Democrats are smart enough to
hope this idiot goes away prior to the next presidential election.

Max

"Martin Baxter" wrote in message
...
Maxprop wrote:


What I'm anxiously awaiting is the bitter fight between Hillary, Kerry,
Edwards, Obama, Bayh, Gore (?) and ??? in about a year. Should be fun
watching the Democrats once again fractionate themselves while someone
like
John McCain waltzes into the GOP nomination.

Looking at it from this great Socialist bastion to your north, I have to
agree with you. I don't think the Dems have a chance, no matter who they
nominate, the poor ******* will be like a race horse with two jockeys
facing opposite directions.

McCain, a centrist conservative, could attract a substantial portion of the
so-called Blue Dog Democrat vote in a general election, especially when
facing a leftist like Hillary or Kerry.

Max

OzOne wrote in message ...
On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 03:42:46 GMT, "Maxprop"
scribbled thusly:


"Capt. JG" wrote in message
...
OzOne wrote in message
...

You guys crack me up!
Because of something that one person says, something that may or may
not have been a badly spun joke, you're prepared to forget everything
that GWB has done 'for' your country and vote his politics back into
power......

If it wasn't so sad, it would be funny.

It's funny for Ozzy. He has absolutely nothing at stake in this election.

Max

Yeah, actually I have.
Our Govt is nicely playing the part of a Bush lapdog and in doing so
pandering to US whims while putting us in harms way.
His policies go and our Govt goes.

This election will have minimal effect upon that. Oh sure, a
Democrat-controlled Congress can cut funding for Iraq, but the Prez will
simply find another avenue to fund the war. And your Prime Minister will
continue to lick W's boots.

Max

"Capt. JG" wrote in message
...
You're joking right? Aussie-land has a lot to win or lose by what we do or
don't do in a week.

Like . . . .?


Max

In article . net,
Maxprop wrote:

"Capt. JG" wrote in message
...
Yeah, if you don't mind working in the ever-expanding fast food
industry...

Another elitist comment. I have tremendous respect for kids and adults who
choose to make themselves productive and work summers, evenings, and
weekends in McDonalds, etc. Why do you show disrespect for people who
choose to work in less-than-optimal jobs, rather than sit around
worthlessly? If a person works, he has my respect.

Bull****... attack the messenger instead of argue on the
merits... that's the rightwingnut tactic.

I guess working at McDs is better than nothing, but it's not exactly a
skilled job, which is what we need to be promoting.

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Capt. JG @@
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