[Rhodes22-list] Politics - The draft.

[Steve]

All these conscientious objectors and the Democrats
are trying to bring back the draft.  Good thing you
all have us Republican to stop such a thing!!!!Let
have a 21 gun sulute for the republicans:-)
Steve


--- Mark Kaynor <mark at kaynor.org> wrote:

> Grayson,
> 
> Yeah, I know - I was one during Vietnam.
> 
> Mark 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On
> Behalf Of Grayson/Ena Lynn
> Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 10:08 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Politics - The draft.
> 
> And remember they are all "deferments"... they don't
> get you out of the
> draft, just put it off until somebody changes the
> rules.  Conshies are a
> horse of a different flavor, in that they actually
> do get drafted:
> 
> ... conscientious objectors are eligible men who are
> opposed to serving in a
> war because it is against their deeply held moral or
> religious beliefs. The
> government has two main classifications for
> conscientious objectors: 
> 
> Classification 1-A-O - Men who are morally opposed
> to serving in combat
> Classification 1-O - Men who are morally opposed to
> serving the military in
> any capacity 
> 
> In a draft, men classified as 1-A-O would be
> assigned to military service
> not involving combat or weaponry. Men classified as
> 1-O would be assigned to
> the alternative service program run by the SSS. This
> program assigns
> conscientious objectors to work with local employers
> in fields that would
> contribute to the nation's well-being. 
> 
> <G>
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Kaynor" <mark at kaynor.org>
> To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'"
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 7:57 PM
> Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] The draft.
> 
> 
> > Let's not forget the dread "conscientious
> objector".
> > 
> > Mark 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On
> Behalf Of Grayson/Ena Lynn
> > Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 3:23 PM
> > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] The draft.
> > 
> > There were also "critical skills" deferments for
> those with special
> > abilities working in environments of national
> interest, and of course 4-F
> > deferments for the physically unfit.
> > 
> > <G>
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
> > To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 3:01 PM
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] The draft.
> > 
> > 
> > > If the draft were reinstated, it would start
> with men and women age 18,
> > who
> > > had graduated from or finished with high school.
> At least it worked that
> > way
> > > for Vietnam, minus the women part. Deferments
> were given for men that
> were
> > > accepted to and stayed in College or were
> married and had children. In
> > other cases
> > > the sole surviving son was also deferred in
> order to keep the family
> > lineage
> > > going.
> > >
> > > R
> > >
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