Comments on: Pentagon Warns Of ‘Harm’ From Webb’s Effort To Give Educational Benefits To Soldiers After ‘Only’ 2 Years

By: christopher wiwi

christopher wiwi — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:29:49 +0000

Our soldiers can live or die or come home wounded but we cannot give them a V.A. that will take care of them and now the Shrub and his cronies will not give them any help for an education, what a shame, how do these re-pukes sleep at nite? I say Impeachment and War crimes trials.

By: Linkmeister

Linkmeister — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:06:48 +0000

Uncle Ho at #75 had the same kind of service I did. Two years active duty (NavCommSta Japan), four years reserve. I ended up spending three years of that four-year obligation working a DOD contract overseas where there was no provision for weekend drills and the two-weeks-per-year was waived.

By: tokin librul

tokin librul — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:30:47 +0000

RUSerious Sez: BTW, my GI bill paid for my BA in PoliSci at UCSB…
My last wife (in all repsects) got her PhD at UCSB. When were you there? I usta work at SBRC. when i got a PhD, i always yearned for a job there…i’d have held office hours on my surf-board off Coal-Oil Point…were you there while La Jicora was still open?

By: RUCerious

RUCerious — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:24:19 +0000

I went in for a three year enlistment, rather than get drafted. But today’s minimum is four, so that does make sense, unless of course, you’re wounded or serve less time because Iraq made you effing crazy…

BTW, my GI bill paid for my BA in PoliSci at UCSB…

By: RUCerious

RUCerious — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:17:17 +0000

I didn’t know Alcorn State made crackerjacks!?

By: Uncle Ho

Uncle Ho — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:02:38 +0000

I was on what was called the 2 x 6 program. That meant 2 years active duty (not including active duty for training- boot camp and Class A school which was 6 months). the remainder was in the Ready Reserve- which was one weekend drill a month + 2 weeks in the summer.

at the end of all that- DISCHARGED after 6 years total service.

By: TheRadicalRightisRadicallyWrong

TheRadicalRightisRadicallyWrong — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:31:12 +0000

Ms Joanne says,
“Two year service?”

Yep, you were then considered to be in the reserve program. If I’m not mistaken you were still obligated for 2 or 3 more years of active “Drilling” But It’s been so long ago that I’m a little “sketchy” on the details. I went in on a 4yr. enlistment and found out in Bootcamp that if I extended for 2 more I could get some additional training (almost 2 years worth) so I did. Six years later I signed on for another 4 for a $40K bonus.

My exwife got most of that. ;) (actually, we got half upon enlistment and I was to get the remainder on my anniversary for the next 5 years, but alas, I only got to serve two of them.)

By: GeeDubs

GeeDubs — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:29:29 +0000

Amen brotha

By: TheRadicalRightisRadicallyWrong

TheRadicalRightisRadicallyWrong — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:17:36 +0000

Leftcoast says,
Can I get an amen here?

uh… amen…? :D

By: GeeDubs

GeeDubs — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:12:30 +0000

If the Quislings in the Republican caucus could get their heads out of their asses and actually see what they’ve done to this country, the least, the ABSOLUTE LEAST they would do is support Webb’s bill. Why are they always concerned about MONEY when it goes to things that are worthwhile? Why do they only want to spend money we don’t have (and borrow it from, say our Toxic Friends in China) to kill people?

By: leftcoast

leftcoast — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:56:07 +0000

Zimzone Says:
Bush: Grandpa was a big player in business.
McCain: Grandpa was an Admiral

Nicely done.

By: public.takeover

public.takeover — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:54:47 +0000

Close the Pentagon.

By: leftcoast

leftcoast — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:53:25 +0000

McCain Left With The Wounded

McCain crashed 5 jets, plus was responsible for the Forrestal fire. Something made the plane behind McCain fired a rocket, which hit McCain’s external center fuel tank, and caused a fire. McCain panicked, and dropped two bombs into the fire.

When the carrier Oriskany came along side, and McCain was put in a chopper and whisked away. McCain was the only Forrestal crewman to be immediately transferred
http://www.judicial-inc.biz/82jjohn_mccain_and_the_uss_forresta.htm

Man, who knows about these websites.

By: Zimzone

Zimzone — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:52:52 +0000

Bush: Grandpa was a big player in business.
McCain: Grandpa was an Admiral

Bush: Daddy was big player in politics
McCain: Daddy was an Admiral

Bush: C (gentleman’s grade) student, bottom of class
McCain: Bottom of class at Naval Academy

Bush: AWOL from military service, never served abroad
McCain: Crashed 5 planes, the last one in North Viet Nam

Bush: Bashed McCain in ‘00 elections
McCain: Bashed Bush in ‘08 elections

Bush: Lied America into 6+ years of war
McCain: Wants America in 100 years of war

Anyone pick out any similarities here?
Any real differences?

By: StratRat

StratRat — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:48:49 +0000

Uncle Ho Says:

StratRat; and don’t forget this, McCain is the ONLY candidate who is a North Vietnamese Ace by virtue of his downing 5 U.S. aircraft.

I really shouldn’t laugh at that, but I will anyway. I guess we are fortunate McSame didn’t want to be an airline pilot.

By: Uncle Ho

Uncle Ho — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:43:22 +0000

StratRat; and don’t forget this, McCain is the ONLY candidate who is a North Vietnamese Ace by virtue of his downing 5 U.S. aircraft.

By: katy

katy — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:39:41 +0000

?
what does this have to do with bill clinton and why is he pictured?
?

By: StratRat

StratRat — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:32:26 +0000

(was McCain Naval Academy?)
Yes, McCain was at the bottom of his class at the Naval Academy.

Folks, that was even after he grew up as the son of an Admiral. A life long military brat shows up on the bottom of the graduating class. Just what we need right now: another stiff assed dimwit who thinks he can run a nation.

By: Uncle Ho

Uncle Ho — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:31:22 +0000

DRxJ; I was in Vandercook Hall, back when it was Ferris State College. After being in the service, having one roommate was like wide-open spaces.

By: leftcoast

leftcoast — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:30:45 +0000

Uncle Ho-
I am laughing and crying.