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    the army is funny

    http://www.firstgov.gov/fgsearch/ind...il&parsed=true

    i searched for "gays", look what gets highlighted

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    I think the real issue is why are you looking for gay people
    Last edited by RoD; 08-07-2003 at 07:07 PM.

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    lol, i was looking for the armys policy on gays. because you know if you get drafted or something of you sort, you can jump out and yell "im gay!"

    or something like htat

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    With my luck that would put me on the front line. I'm the only son i cant be drafted anyway.

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    Originally posted by RoD
    With my luck that would put me on the front line. I'm the only son i cant be drafted anyway.
    Since when does being an only son save you from being drafted?
    Away.

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    Originally posted by blackrat364
    Since when does being an only son save you from being drafted?

    ...for as long as I can remember?

    Also, I don't think that "Don't Ask Don't Tell" works with the draft.

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    Wow, cool. I never knew that. If it really does, I won't be drafted.

    Woohoo! No moving to Canada for me!
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    The idea is that the only son, or the oldest, has the job of carrying on the family name, and therefore is not eligible to go to war.

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    Hate to tell ya but there is nothing in the law or policy preventing the only son from being drafted. Also saying you are gay isn't enough to get booted anymore. If someone that is in the military says they are gay an investagation has to be launch to determine if that person has have or is likely to have homosexual sex. Its a fairly in depth investagation and at the end its up to the commanding officer to decided if they should recommend seperation or not to the commanding general.

    Had a class on this very subject matter about 5 months before I got out

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    Oh and the chances of anyone getting drafted is slim to none. Modern warefare is so technical now-a-days that its not cost effiective to draft.

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    The library has a book, manual type deal, publshed this year (2003) by the goverment all specifically about the draft and policies and it states that the only son cannot be drafted....

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    do you have the name of the book? also which government agency?

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    Not off the top of my head, but i can find out next time i go to town. If not tomorrow i will be near there saturday afternoon ill stop in and look.

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    Stright from the selective service website:
    http://www.sss.gov/FSsurviv.htm

    Contrary to popular belief, "only sons," "the last son to carry the family name," and "sole surviving sons" must register and they can be drafted. However, they may be entitled to a peacetime deferment if there is a military death in the immediate family
    It is important to keep in mind that the provisions are directly related to service-connected deaths. The mere fact that a man is the only child or only son does not qualify him for consideration - he must be the survivor of one who died as a result of military service.

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    Crap....canada anyone?

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