Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Military Manpower Shortfall


Received a troubling E-Mail from an old shipmate today.


He's 56, last active duty 1975, retired from Naval Reserve 1999, Ready Reserve (like me) since.


He's been called back for active duty with the National Guard! After some quick training in Florida, he will report to Iraq later this spring to serve as an MP for 12 to 15 months.


Things are going so well in Iraq that an old salt, whose specialty is instrument optics, who is less than 10 years from Medicare, is to go overseas and carry a gun in a freakin' war zone!


Does this mean the Chimpster-in-Chief will be joining the fray next February? He still owes some service time, as I reckon. Hey, Georgie! Gonna join in the fun? Ya AWOL bastard.


Catch you later.....

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