[Magdalen] Everett @ the DMV.

[Jay Weigel]

Amen to what you just said, Lynn. My other-son John Minarik is a career NCO
in the Army Airborne and an Arabic language specialist. He reported the
other day that he "still has a job", what with the various cuts. He used to
be an MP so I know pretty much what his job requires him to do when he is
deployed. I try not to think about it too much.  I just love him and pray
for him daily and don't want him to be screwed over when he retires.

On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 12:53 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Christopher>why are only men required to register for the selective
> service?
>
>
> Good point Christopher. I'm not sure if the ability for women to serve in
> combat will change that as I think that is still *voluntary* once they've
> enlisted, but maybe that will move women closer to this requirement of
> registering because if they can serve in combat (even if by choice) they
> can be counted -- or GOD forbid, another draft - I'm sure *all* able bodied
> young men and women would be required in that case. I do think that having
> a draft wakes most people up to the real tragedies of combat and possibly
> tempers the citizenry to pay closer attention to what and especially whom
> are being sacrificed for the sake of the situation.  The all volunteer
> army, conceived  of in my kids lifetime  was during a time of relative
> peace between our country and the world. I believe that the final tweaking
> of the draft to the lottery system in '70 was the real beginning of the end
> to the "Vietnam conflict".... no more deferments. I wonder if there is a
> list somewhere of the deferments available from the '50s  through the roll
> out of the lottery system? I know that parenthood, college enrollment and
> certain jobs like teaching and going into the ministry (that's a whole
> 'nother story when I look at many clergy of all denominations who may have
> taken that route... interesting reflection on 'vocation', call, and
> safety)  were all deferred well into the '60s.  WE don't see nearly as many
> men teaching in primary or secondary education as we did when I was growing
> up.
>
> This war has seen so much personal devastation in the middle east to
> lives, to geography and to city structures, it is inconceivable that it
> will be made right any time soon.  And then there are our returning
> servicemen, mostly such a low profile but so much that is mostly known only
> to friends and family of the vets - so much debilitating physical and
> mental impairment and now, more publicized the suicide rate... coupled with
> what seems like the worst care and management of the VA in my lifetime.  I
> have friends who were career men in Navy and Army. To hear what is
> happening to retirees and their benefits both medical and financial defies
> reason.   Ok... rant mode off. Sad just thinking about all of this.
>
> Lynn
>
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>
> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not
> a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me."
> attributed to Erma Bombeck
> "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk
> by Richard Rohr
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Christopher Hart" <cervus51 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 6:44 AM
> To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Everett @ the DMV.
>
> Government sponsored sex discrimination. I know we don't actually have a
>> draft, and haven't for forty years, but if men and women are equally
>> eligible to serve in the military why are only men required to register
>> for
>> the selective service? Probably because the idea of drafting women is
>> anathema to most Americans, but it's still discriminatory.
>>
>> On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 7:02 AM, Eleanor Braun <eleanor.braun at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> https://www.sss.gov/Home/registration
>>>
>>> Eleanor
>>>
>>> On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 12:36 AM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Selective Service:  I'll ask his teacher.  You'd think it would have >
>>> been
>>> > mentioned by now.  Is Selective Service still a Thing?
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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>>
>> Christopher Hart
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