This is crazy...68 year old reactivated !

[vetwife]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=718&e=8&u=/ap/20040719/ap_on_re_us/activated_at68

And for those who don't think there is a gonna be a draft..Think again !

[MaryH]

1. Now I Don't Have to Worry About Retirement

I'm going to have to work until I'm 70 anyway. Might as well just join the military.

[gatorboy]

2. These quotes really got me:

Wicks said recruiters initially hinted he could go to Europe or a stateside base to relieve a younger psychiatrist who would go to Iraq. The Army even gave him three choices should that scenario play out, and Dr. Wicks chose Italy, Germany and England.

"Well, I now wonder if this was just to get me hooked. Because there's no way I'm going to Italy or any of these places," he said. "I'm going to Iraq."

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They obviously tricked the poor man. What is it we always hear? Support the troops? Is this what they're talking about? Reminds me of the scene in F-9/11 with the Marine recruiters ambushing all the poor folk of Flint.

[MrBenchley]

3. Anybody ever read "The Good Soldier Schveik"?

"On to Belgrade!"

[vetwife]

4. I agree..What they do is appeal to his ego that is 68 years old

and make him feel like a young stud of 18 again. This is really sad.