Bill Kristol avoided military service.  How?
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i'm thinking he avoided the draft because he was enrolled in college the time. he received his B.A. in 1973.
55737
Yeah thats horrible that you would even ask that question. I'm assuming that you are currently in. It's people like you that make this Army weak, and headed in the wrong direction. You made a commitment to the Army and to the Nation, and you uphold that commitment. You are a complete coward, and I personnally as a fellow Soldier would not feel comfortable with you in. Man up and take on the responsiblity that you agreed to. I know of a way to get out, but I am not going to tell it to you, you don't deserve it, you deserved to be kicked out, dishonorably.
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He is hiding in his core of people that are supportive of his goal.  They all wear similar clothing and do not like strangers.  It is very hard for a US military unit to get close without standing out of the crowd.
911576
doubt you can do that.most are already retired and i'm guessing the rest already might have tried to serve in the armed forces and were rejected for some reason. Or maybe they served already and didn't renew their service contract,so they shouldn't be forced to serve if they don't wish to.unless of course congress does reinstate the draft and then everyone is fair game.
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I'm assuming that he is still in the Delayed Entry Program and hasn't been sworn in at MEPS yet.  If this is the case, just talk to the recruiter and he will be able to get out of it.  They can't force you to go to Boot Camp, but once you are there, it's done.
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For one day it would take the Military to decide he was too dangerous to continue.  Otherwise, it takes impeachment from Congress, which would take time.  Vets are organizing to do that.
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Yes, it is an insult.  Whether he was drafted of not, he risked his life for his country and possible watched others die for it.  It's a slap in the face.  Anyone who thinks it's a "statement" isn't looking at the whole picture.  There are ways to protest one part without insulting a whole.  Disagree w/ government?  Burn pictures of congress.  Don't insult an honest man for doing what had to be done, when it needed to be done.
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British armed forces are not "drafted" in. All members join up as volunteers. They sign an attestation, or contract, stating that they will carry out any legal order given to them to the best of their abilities for HM the Queen and her interests in any nation. He was not given an illegal order to go to Iraq, especially as he is a doctor. (an illegal order would be an officer or NCO telling a guard, for instance to "shoot that POW") He believed that the war in Iraq was illegal, that's fine, it's his own view, but the order to go to Iraq was not illegal. To disobey them outright was the wrong route to take. He even failed to show up for pre-deployment training. He should have gone to his Chaplain and explained his thoughts. The Chaplain has a lot of power and may have been able to get him out of it without getting him in trouble. His stubbornness and defiance cost him his job and pension and the court was right in it's decision.
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Was he the same moron who signed up just so he can get a free education?  Anybody who joins the military and later says "it wasn't supposed to be like this" is a moron!.  What did you think it was supposed to be like?  Rambo movies?  bang bang, bad guys are dead, good guys come home and all the hot chicks throw themselves at them?  I actually do blame the military for not knocking sense into these kids before they join, to make them realize that this is NOT a game.\nI would never join the military because I'm intelligent enough to hate having a moron tell me what to do all the time, but what is going on in Iraq is normal and part of a war.  Too bad the bad guys have so many rights and privildges (like posting their questions here).
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Good luck with that one.  The Air Force can be rather selective since they usually aren't hurting for recruits.  I knew someone who had a minor drug possession charge which had been wiped through an ARD Program and the only way the Air Force would take him (after spending months on the paperwork) was if he took any 'job' they gave him despite him scoring 98 percentile on his ASVAB.  He didn't want to get stuck doing something he didn't like, so he joined the National Guard instead.
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This is a problem that has occured for centuries the world over.  I have known many recruiters who have not been as honest as they should be and I have known of recruiters who have outright lied to people.  I also know that not all military recruiters lie.  Part of the reason that recruiters bend the thruth or even straight-up lie is because their careers depend upon it.  \n\nNo service (Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines or Navy) trains someone to be a recruiter from the day the join the military.  Instead, after someone has served in the military for 4 or more years, they can leave their current job to become a recruiter or as with many people I have known, be told they will now be a recruiter whether they like it or not.  This means you have recruiters who have been anything from a tank driver to a computer operator or from working on a flight deck to working in the desert in 130 degree heat.  Once these people become recruiters, they leave their old job and all of that knowledge behind for as long as they remain a recruiter.  Now their WHOLE job is to get people to enlist in the military.  If they don't get people to enlist, they will receive bad performance ratings and can be reprimanded for not getting enough people to enlist.  I have known people who have been demoted for not meeting quotes, which means they lose a stripe and the pay associated with that stripe.  No recruiter receives bonus money for getting more people to join up.  They may be promoted faster or receive special recognition, but there are no programs in place to give money to recruiters who beat their goal.\n\nSO what should you do when you see a recruiter?  As someone already posted, get EVERYTHING in writing.  I have been serving in the military for 15 years and love every minute of it.  It can been a very rewarding and educating experience, just make sure you understand everything you are signing up to do.  Get your training and job in writing.  If it is in a contract that you will be trained and working in a certain field, the military cannot change it without your consent.  Some services may guaranty you to be TRAINED in a certain field but will not guaranty that you will be WORKING in that carrer field (example would be the Army motto of: Soldier First).  You may be trained to repair multi-million dollar helicopters, but end up in a foxhole with a gun.  GET IT IN WRITING!!! I hope this post was helpful.
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If this is the case and there are records of these things, it is possible that you may not be eligible for military service.\n\nPrior drug used and the bipolar disorder, not the scars.  \n\n-  First off, is there a record of the drug use?  If not, the only way they will find out is if you tell them.  If you have had treatment for this, it is not likely they will find the records.  Be adivsed you will be tested for drugs. If you test positive after you are in, you will be treated like a criminal and discharged with a bad record.  So dont go there\n-  Bipolar disorder will disqualify you from military service if it results in a permanant 3 profile or they know about it before you enlist.  You might get in without them knowing.  However, if this problem manifests while you are on active duty you will have to be evaluated for continued active duty.  Likely you will have to meet a Medical Evalutation Board and then a Physical Evaluation Board.  If your problem is classified as EPT (existed prior to service) you will be discharged with no benefits.  Consider how bad this is and weather or not you can deal with the rigors of military service, dont put yourself in a no-win situation if it will be to much for you.
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You were never spat on or called names because all the ones there at airport that day were probably all your little Anti war protesters buddies. come to welcome their cowardly buddy home from the big bad war. You have mentioned that during your Military service that you JOINED THE ANTI VIETNAM WAR PROTESTERS. And that you stayed in the Military working at the DOD for a further 24 years, Doing hush hush top secret jobbies. I would like to know just how that fitted in with YOU being an anti war protester. What was your top secret job selling US secrets to the ENEMY.
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He is a coward, and avoided service during the Vietnam war. But he can send our sons and daughters to die in a war that is unfounded. He is destroying our country. You are not going to vote for this answer but I don't give a damn. I'm sick of his bull s it.
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I was in NJROTC, and we wern't liked because of the association with the military. More liberal school have worse problems. I am now in the Marines, so just know that when you decide to go Annapolis or West Point, for the most part you will be appreciated for your service while at the same time getting spit on by the super liberals
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"War is the continuation of politics by other means." Von Clausewitz\n\nAside from that yes I would not run from the draft. I would serve happily in the military.
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sense the first answer you got was useless!! And based on the idiots personal feelings about a military that he probably doesn't have the guts to join and serve with!!!!\n\nI will do my best to help. The entry-level separation is for people who "can't" make it. Either they fail to meet the requirements physically, or they are a discipline problem. It won’t be a dishonorable discharge; it would be a “general discharge” And would be further classified as, under “Honorable” or “Less than Honorable” conditions. As far as I know “your friend” wouldn’t fall into this category being as she has already graduated boot camp. I would suggest that she go to her first unit and “ride it out” for alittle while. I served 12 years in the military and can tell you that not everyone is cut out for the service. Most people that I have dealt with that want out are usually new and kinda flip out in boot camp. The rest of the service isn’t like that. It honestly is similar to a 9-5 job.\nYour friend had to know that the military isn’t the “girl scouts” She had to of known there was a chance of getting deployed? Either way I would say to her that she should at least get to her unit and do her job for a few months and if after that she still doesn’t feel like she is cut out for it, go talk to her Chaplin and then her commander to see what her options are. Hope this helps! (Tell “your friend” to keep her chin up!) There is a category called "failure to adapt" this is for people who have served -12 months active duty and "aren't cut out for the military" Not sure of the exact details for that one.