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don't believe it, Jim? If not, why? Happened all of the time.



It was a commom practice up here in the '60s.
When the salaries were upped and the manpower levels dropped...the supply
outgrew the demand and the military got picky.



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"basskisser" wrote in message
don't believe it, Jim? If not, why? Happened all of the time.



It was a commom practice up here in the '60s.
When the salaries were upped and the manpower levels dropped...the supply
outgrew the demand and the military got picky.




Your military would accept men with only 8th grade educations in the 1960's?
Any link to substantiate that claim?


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JimH wrote:
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don't believe it, Jim? If not, why? Happened all of the time.



It was a commom practice up here in the '60s.
When the salaries were upped and the manpower levels dropped...the supply
outgrew the demand and the military got picky.



Your military would accept men with only 8th grade educations in the 1960's?
Any link to substantiate that claim?


One GREAT example is JohnH
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On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 23:46:09 GMT, "Jim," wrote:

JimH wrote:
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"basskisser" wrote in message

don't believe it, Jim? If not, why? Happened all of the time.


It was a commom practice up here in the '60s.
When the salaries were upped and the manpower levels dropped...the supply
outgrew the demand and the military got picky.



Your military would accept men with only 8th grade educations in the 1960's?
Any link to substantiate that claim?


One GREAT example is JohnH


For shame!

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On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 23:24:25 GMT, "Don White"
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"basskisser" wrote in message
don't believe it, Jim? If not, why? Happened all of the time.



It was a commom practice up here in the '60s.
When the salaries were upped and the manpower levels dropped...the supply
outgrew the demand and the military got picky.


Yup. They did some weird things 40 years ago.

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes


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