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Article #122Re: How Can I Avoid Jury Duty in Oakland?
From: Michael Dix
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 02:04
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 02:04
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Boedicea wrote: > > > > > > we don't have the draft > > > > > > > > They should bring it back in..... > > > > > > Yes, and for females too. > Wrong. Women aren't built for combat, you fool. If true, this just means women will fill all the non-combatant slots. Of the men I knew who served during the Viet Nam War, most had non-combat jobs: One was a clerk on an Army base in Mississippi. He lived off-base and commuted to work. One was a computer repairman in Athens, Greece. When not enjoying the air conditioning, waiting for the computer to go down, he pursued his hobby of photography, restored a WWII Harley, and travelled through Europe in a used Fiat. One was a journalist on an aircraft carrier off the coast of Viet Nam. He co-wrote and edited the ship's newspaper, and helped run the ship's TV station. The station broadcast copies of such shows as "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In", which arrived from the states on a regular basis. Two were electronics technicians for the airforce. One changed out avionics boxes in Mountain Home, Idaho; the other in Germany and the UK. Only two were in combat arms. The one joined the Marines as a 17 year old - he had the shortest tour of duty (one year). The other was in the Special Forces, loved it, and is a reservist to this day. I would bet the roles of journalist, technician, clerk, etc. will all be filled by women, once they are drafted. -- mjdix@sonic.net
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