So what do ya'll think of the Pentagon wanting to raise recruit age to 42

[Imagevision]

[acmavm]

1. A lot more of those pathetic creatures at the who's name will not be

mentioned are now eligible to enlist.

That's definitely a plus.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

2. I'm sure it'll make a lot of eager shrubco supporters sign up who haven't

been able to, up 'till now. :eyes:

[mike_c]

3. one more drawback to being 50....

I can't sign up to kill brown people in eye-rack for Bush and big-oil....

[TahitiNut]

12. "Shrink, I want to kill...

"Shrink, I want to kill. I mean, I wanna, I wanna kill. Kill. I wanna, I wanna see, I wanna see blood and gore and guts and veins in my teeth. Eat dead burnt bodies. I mean kill, Kill, KILL, KILL."

And I started jumpin up and down yelling, "KILL, KILL," and he started jumpin up and down with me and we was both jumping up and down yelling, "KILL, KILL."

And the sergeant came over, pinned a medal on me, sent me down the hall, said, "You're our boy."

[Journeyman]

21. Give it another 18 months, mike. . .

they'll change the age again and we'll both be eligible to die for ShrubCo. Somehow, I feel this may be the ultimate plan for "saving" SS.

[Lord_StarFyre]

4. It means

1) Dumbya and Oil Dick have more Wars planned

2) The Draft is Coming

3) Once they get rid of that age bracket, who'll be left to challenge
their policies, kids and old people...

[neweurope]

8. So true!

"Once they get rid of that age bracket, who'll be left to challenge
their policies, kids and old people..."

Also - it means that when (not if) the draft comes they'll be able to draft anybody up to that age. Hallelujah!

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Remember Fallujah

Bush to The Hague!

[newswolf56]

5. More likely another forewarning of the coming economic collapse --

the BushCabal's version of a "jobs program" that solves three "poverty problems" at once: puts the poor under military discipline, gets us off the streets, and eliminates us via the wartime casualty lists. A "final solution" as conceived by "Compassionate Conservatism," but ultimately just as deadly as the Nazi original.

[Imagevision]

6. Presently there are over 1700+ reservists who are 50+ years of age

[sam sarrha]

7. could explane why they are exporting jobs and importing Mexicans to

replace them when they are drafted or have to join to feed their families..

[havocmom]

9. Just anonther junta stab at fudging the unemployment #s

Really, no draft coming. Really.

[babsbunny]

10. This would give my Son a chance to put his money where his mouth is!

All Repubs who are backing this war, and are 42 years or under should go!!!! Please!!!

[DanCa]

11. That the young republicans who wanted this damn war are cowards

So there going to try and reinitiate some kind of back door draft.

[nadinbrzezinski]

13. It is getting drafty in here

close the war!!!!!!!!!

[NNN0LHI]

14. Raise it to 62. Sign em up for SS and pipeline guard duty the same time nt

[BuelahWitch]

15. I'm glad I now have a job

and will be 43 in November! :scared:

[driver8]

26. I'll be 43 in November, also -- November 19th.

I am a veteran, though...and there is no fucking way I am signing anything until my 43rd birthday.

[lapfog_1]

16. Maybe it means something like this

Ah, quickly we move through the ruins that bow to the ground
The old men and children they send out to face us, they can't slow us down
And all that I ever was able to see
The eyes of the city are opening now it's the end of the dream

[newswolf56]

25. Especially if sung in...

Chinese.

[Stirk]

17. It means they really need people with certain skills, like medicine,

IT, etc.

Personally, I think there's a Draft coming as well.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

18. Not a good way to fix social security... not at all.

[Imagevision]

19. Yu are absolutely correct -- they do need doctors bigtime!!

[rasputin1952]

20. I guess all of those gung ho young R's decided they didn't want to

fight for the war they clamored for and support so vocally.

They have "other priorities", and why sacrifice oneself to a few years of some pretty damn good training and experiences, (and some bad ones too), if they can get out of college and make money as war profiteers?

[Imagevision]

22. Yeah, well roumour has it the the Draft word will be mentioned in 06

[Straight Shooter]

23. Unfortunately, Ann Coulter dodged the age bullet by a squeaker

Born 12/8/61. If only they would raise the recruitment age to 44.

[Bellamia]

24. Recruitment age 44????

You wouldn't say that if you had a 42 year old son.

Why not lower the age to 16, then my grandson could move to Canada sooner than we thought!!!;>)

Sorry, being sarcastic, the whole idea of a draft justs upsets me no end.

[driver8]

27. She may not be able to enlist, but I'm sure there are "other things"

she could do to help the troops...

I can't believe I just wrote that. I am going to go and wash my hands and my mouth out with soap.