Geezer gets orders to go to Afghanistan

[eauclaireliberal]

>>>Dr. John Caulfield thought it had to be a mistake when the Army asked him to return to active duty. After all, he's 70 years old and had already retired - twice. He left the Army in 1980 and private practice two years ago.

"My first reaction was disbelief," Caulfield said. "It never occurred to me that they would call a 70-year-old."

In fact, he was so sure it was an error that he ignored the postcards and telephone messages asking if he would be willing to volunteer for active duty to "backfill" somewhere on the East Coast, Europe or Hawaii. That would be OK, he thought. It would release active duty oral surgeons from those areas to go to combat zones in Iraq or Afghanistan.

But then the orders came for him to go to Afghanistan.<<<

http://www.marionstar.com/news/stories/20041211/localnews/1731211.html
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In the past year, I have recieved two calls from recruiters:

One was welll aware that I am going into nursing school (He got that info from my school obviously, which I am currently rasing hell about with CVTC's administration).

The second guy attempted to convince me, saying that men in their mid-30's are still eligible to enlist.

Of course, these guys stopped when I explained that when I attempted to enter the USMC in '88, I was denied because I am epileptic. Do'H!

All that hot-shit databases, and that was a small oversight. Yet when I read this piece, I get the feeling that they may change thier minds about it. Probably waiting for me to graduate. Fuckers.

[indepat]

1. Were not 70-year-olds even exempt from defending Berlin in 1945? My

God, has Rummy run amok or what?

[StClone]

2. Geezer G.I. greeted by George...later

Geezer G.I. gunned-down by Guerrillas grieved.

[Mokito]

3. It seems the proverbial "Chinese volunteer" is outdated. nt

[gordianot]

4. Why don't they call up former NG pilots from the early 1970's.

Especially after they left a little early.