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Perhaps.... but it makes little sense to send a CO

Posted on: May 15, 2017 at 16:44:56 CT

Spanky KU

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to Vietnam when 70% of draftees never went to that AO.

The Army has never impressed anyone with making sense, but even that was a stretch. As I said.. I can find no record of a CO being assigned to Vietnam

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Why do you think people become cops, soldiers or - playhard KC - 5/15 13:34:38

honorable professions(nm) - tmcats KSU - 5/15 14:49:35

not a single one is an honorable profession (nm) - pickle MU

- 5/15 16:34:06

Public service(nm) - DevilsAdvocate MU - 5/15 14:04:36

"They signed up to use their weapons." - MrBlueSky MU - 5/15 13:58:44

Out of curiosity - meatiger MU - 5/15 13:57:24

I assume it's a high risk job like the other two that are - playhard KC - 5/15 14:31:39

A strong sense of Duty and Honor - Spanky KU - 5/15 13:56:26

That doesn't exist according to some on the board - Sal KC - 5/15 14:35:01

Link? (nm) - pickle MU

- 5/15 14:57:37

I was drafted - mu7176grad MU - 5/15 13:54:00

Thank you for your service. Rest assured that if many of the - Emoji Man MSU - 5/15 13:58:20

if he was drafted and taken by threat of force, is - 90Tiger MU - 5/15 14:00:53

Yes. He had a choice. - Spanky KU - 5/15 14:09:36

I went to college but drew a low number - mu7176grad MU - 5/15 14:52:23

or married someone with kids.... adopted a kid the day after - Spanky KU - 5/15 16:14:09

you must have read some other post when - 90Tiger MU - 5/15 14:24:08

Not really.. 'drafted' does not mean 'inducted' - Spanky KU - 5/15 14:27:06

Even conscientious objectors had to serve in Vietnam. - Sarazen MU - 5/15 14:29:55

Depends on the classification - Spanky KU - 5/15 14:41:45

I don't know what combat related duties were, but - Sarazen MU - 5/15 15:07:56

I find no evidence of a 'valid' Contentious Objector - Spanky KU - 5/15 15:21:21

I don't have a piece of paper that shows what you are - Sarazen MU - 5/15 15:53:06

Were they ACTUAL 1-A-O or 1-A's... or just guys - Spanky KU - 5/15 16:03:51

I don't know your letters and numbers, but I know - Sarazen MU - 5/15 16:27:46

I found Thomas Bennett who won the MOH in Vietnam - Spanky KU - 5/15 17:03:57

So, COs were in battle. (nm) - Sarazen MU - 5/15 17:15:44

Not drafted... Volunteered to enlist - Spanky KU - 5/15 18:22:57

Perhaps.... but it makes little sense to send a CO - Spanky KU - 5/15 16:44:56

Never met a CO while in the Army - mu7176grad MU - 5/15 14:58:45

RE: Never met a CO while in the Army - "Wild Bill" Donovan MU - 5/15 16:34:09

you left out your boy Donnie and - MrBlueSky MU - 5/15 14:11:39

Did you read the link? - Spanky KU - 5/15 14:13:45

Tha threat didn't exist. You always hat the option to select - Emoji Man MSU - 5/15 14:07:27

There were many more options than that.... - Spanky KU - 5/15 14:10:20

What were they? I wish I had known I had several options - Sarazen MU - 5/15 14:27:36

all you had to do was kiss the doctor during your induction - Spanky KU - 5/15 14:46:44

Most of those are non-starters for half-way - Sarazen MU - 5/15 15:10:44

You could have been a cop.. they were exempt from - Spanky KU - 5/15 15:29:08

Another non-starter for most of us. (nm) - Sarazen MU - 5/15 15:57:04

Shoulda crapped your pants like Nugent did... - Spanky KU - 5/15 16:05:06

i'm assuming you're being facetious (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 5/15 14:09:18

No. Why? They weren't going to take him to a foreign land - Emoji Man MSU - 5/15 14:11:33

incarceration isn't force? (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 5/15 14:12:27

In this case it was an option. - Emoji Man MSU - 5/15 14:14:40

you might want to re-read the thread an my - 90Tiger MU - 5/15 14:22:51

either a misguided ideological foundation and/or - 90Tiger MU - 5/15 13:52:20

^ = politician. nm - justwinbaby KC - 5/15 15:20:48

I'd say this reason would more apropos for teachers. Those - Emoji Man MSU - 5/15 13:55:44

applies pretty well to public school teachers who think - 90Tiger MU - 5/15 13:59:04

Those are ones with the higher IQs. The bottom 50% is just - Emoji Man MSU - 5/15 14:05:04

Power lust. (nm) - ummmm MU - 5/15 13:49:40

Firefighters?(nm) - DevilsAdvocate MU - 5/15 14:04:53

Hell Yes! They get to say how many people can be in a room. - Emoji Man MSU - 5/15 14:13:29

glory lust? self-importance lust? (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 5/15 14:08:06

RE: glory lust? self-importance lust? (nm) - justwinbaby KC - 5/15 15:18:29

he's referring to those who aren't voluntary (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 5/15 15:27:32

too dumb for a real job?(nm) - meatiger MU - 5/15 13:40:57

You are a complete moron(nm) - MizSecZou MU - 5/15 14:18:17

Why do you think? - Tigrrrr! MU

- 5/15 13:38:40

I think for multiple reasons but i think well down the list - playhard KC - 5/15 14:34:07

Selflessness or a calling from our Lord and Savior. - Emoji Man MSU - 5/15 13:38:15