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To: epicure who wrote (244886)	2/17/2014 10:32:43 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542243

My older brother served in the Navy, pre-Vietnam. He did it because he believed national service was his duty as an American, and he wanted to see the world. He was posted to a radar base in Newfoundland, then to the Pentagon. At the Pentagon, he had a desk in a hallway, where other servicemen would drop documents in his inbox, which he didn't read, but stamped "SECRET" on. Other servicemen would pick them up from his outbox and take them somewhere else in the Pentagon. He really liked that job, since he could just sit there and read until he had to do his stamping and transfer function on occasion. He did that for 2 years.

To: epicure who wrote (244886)	2/18/2014 10:36:16 AM
From: Bread Upon The Water	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542243

Keep in mind that lots of colleges have branches on military bases. Kids can pick up their a year or two while they're in service--or at least get exposed to college work. And service straightens a lot of people out in terms of getting with a program. The military of today won't keep anyone around who doesn't get with it--just boots them back out. So for those who make the cut it has really increased their functionality in a lot of cases--imho.