[Rhodes22-list] Repost: Iraq Soldier's plea

[3drecon at comcast.net]

Hank,
   You mean you weren't part of the military "brain drain" they used to lament?

Philip

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From: Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> 

> Or at least not since I retired!! LOL 
> 
> Hank 
> 
> On 11/2/06, 3drecon at comcast.net <3drecon at comcast.net> wrote: 
> > 
> > I am not the least bit surprised. We have fielded the most educated, 
> > intelligent, well trained Army in history. Officers have to have a BS/BA at 
> > a minimum. Many enlisted soldiers have Associates, BA/BS, Masters and some 
> > Phds. We have multilingual soldiers and with the reserves the occupations 
> > they left to serve are extraordinary. I know at least two folks who sold 
> > their businesses to answer their recall (one was a hardware store). Our 
> > military is certainly not the dregs of society. 
> > 
> > Philip 
> > 
> > -------------- Original message -------------- 
> > From: "Brad Haslett" 
> > 
> > > Philip, 
> > > 
> > > This link is to a recent report that shows the quality of recruits in 
> > terms 
> > > of education and income has gone up, not down recently. 
> > > 
> > > Brad 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > http://www.heritage.org/Research/NationalSecurity/cda06-09.cfm 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On 11/2/06, 3drecon at comcast.net <3drecon at comcast.net> wrote: 
> > > > 
> > > > Watch your spelling and grammer Slim, you might get stuck in Iraq! 
> > > > 
> > > > Philip 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > -------------- Original message -------------- 
> > > > From: Slim 
> > > > 
> > > > > If they are Minnesotans then they're better edumacated than most. 
> > > > > ...sniff... 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Slim 
> > > > > 
> > > > > On 11/1/06 8:38 PM, "Brad Haslett" wrote: 
> > > > > 
> > > > > > Bud, 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > According to several sites these 'boys' are from Slim's home turf. 
> > > > They are 
> > > > > > identified as being from 1-34 RTB of the 34 Infantry Division (MN 
> > > > National 
> > > > > > Guard). 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Brad 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > On 11/1/06, Bud wrote: 
> > > > > >> 
> > > > > >> 
> > > > > >> See if this one posts.... 
> > > > > >> 
> > > > > >> -Bud 
> > > > > >> 
> > > > > >>> 
> > > > > >> 
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> > > > 
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> > > > > >> 
> > > > > >> 
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