Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : The Castle -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Solon who wrote (1806)	7/11/2003 10:17:53 AM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7936

How many days of "service" are sufficient for an "honorable discharge"? Thirty-nine, sixteen...three?? What is a "day of service"?? Normally National Guard personnel server 39 days a year (2 days a month + 15 days a year which are often but not always served all at once). It isn't entirely certain but it seems to me that what I've seen on the issue seems to indicate that Bush served the last 39 days early and then left early rather then doing the 2 days a month for the rest of the year. It would seem that Bush's CO gave him the maximum flexibility allowed for by the rules, perhaps more flexibility then many other people would have been allowed , but that he didn't break the rules. Also even though I was in the Guard, I don't know the exact level that is required for an honorable discharge. It may be that serving less then 39 days in your last year is enough. Apparently Bush did server well above the 39 days per year in earlier years but the days are not "bankable", and its possible he served less then 39 in the last year. Even if he didn't serve the 39 days it would be inaccurate to call him AWOL, but it might possibly be accurate to say that he was treated differently then other people in the guard. Tim