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Originally posted by Secret_Agent_Man
I don't know if you're taking a poll, but
I volunteered and served in war time, though not as an enlistee. (There certainly is a big difference.)
I am not doing it again, because: (a) I feel as though I did my part; (b) I am now married with small children; (c) I am a bit too old to do most of the fun stuff; and (d) I think our civilian leaders are fools.
S_A_M
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I never served, though I have/do work for the government in some capacity or the other that I feel was/is an adequate contribution to my country given my skills, talents and education.
My father was in the Army in the late 60s and early 70s. He made a deal to stay in for an extra two years doing research at Walter Reed if they didn't send him over to Vietnam. (He protested the war when he was in the Army.)
Both of my grandfathers served in WWII. One was a field physician, the other the driver of a halftrack whose unit had a 300% casualty rate. They were both at the Battle of the Bulge.
