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To: greenspirit who wrote (113371)	5/11/2005 2:48:51 PM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793917

I can agree with all but #3. We don't need to willingly bring criminals into the military system. They are TOO disruptive. DUI and selling drugs are good reasons to get kicked out of the service not kicked into the service. Better to enlist them before they get arrested. I am glad you now seem to agree it is a problem worth looking at.

To: greenspirit who wrote (113371)	5/11/2005 4:56:59 PM
From: Ish	Respond to of 793917

<<I've been giving some thought to creative off the wall solutions in regard to the enlistment problems. And here are a couple of off the wall thoughts I had.>> Number 5 was what got me to sign up on December 24, 1969 that you missed. I was in college and drew #274 in the draft, pretty safe. OTOH I found a partner who clicked at playing quarter/dime pitch card game and I realized I had skipped 3 months of college classes just to win some money at pitch. It came down to facing my father with 5 incompletes or joining the army. Cold and snowing when I walked into that office and said sargent, save my life. The college gave me all C's for enlisting.