Judge's injunction halts 'don't ask, don't tell'

[MickieD]

Originally Posted by Singapore Sling

Honestly, I think PK01A was being sarcastic, but there are certainly morons out there that think that way...

I expect you are right about PK..

I hear that ALL the time and it just steams me. I speak out every time I hear it now.. can't let it pass unaddressed. It's a thing. LOL

[GRIZZLYMAN]

Originally Posted by volleyballdad

I scored plenty high enough on the ACT and SAT though.

So did I, as well as the GMAT, but I managed to serve and get my education also. Again, a question of priorities. I guess you might have been smart enough, had a physical problem, or just didn't want to serve.

[mrwo1]

Originally Posted by GRIZZLYMAN

So did I, as well as the GMAT, but I managed to serve and get my education also. Again, a question of priorities. I guess you might have been smart enough, had a physical problem, or just didn't want to serve.

Maybe he was trying to say that people who are smart and get good grades are to intelligent for the military.

[GRIZZLYMAN]

Originally Posted by NJtoFrisco

During Vietnam? I was 13 when the cease fire was declared. So my priority was Junior High.

I've also never sought political office so I don't see how my record is relevant to a discussion about our leaders.

I was fourteen when the Vietnam war ended. I enlisted when I was seventeen, a few years later. The whole "I missed Vietnam" line is disingenious. The military didn't quit recruiting after 1973.

Again, a matter of priorities. Some people wanted to serve and others wanted others to serve for them. I don't have a problem with that until someone who falls in the latter category wants to criticize the character of service of someone who did.

[PK01A]

Originally Posted by Singapore Sling

Honestly, I think PK01A was being sarcastic, but there are certainly morons out there that think that way...

yes i was being sacrcatic, thank you. As a military officer (ret) i do see numerous examples in our every day existence here in America where the simple fact that we are at war that seems to be forgotten. A good percentage of the population remembers it, the rest seem fit to trott out a military member when it serves there purpose then lock them away again until next time