I'm just full of political bullshit this week, aren't I?

[wolfwings]

Welcome to the Draft in 2005, just after the election, and Sweden-style required-military-or-related service for all those 18-26 if current bills in Congress go through. And guess what? They've already enacted extra blocks between US<->Canada to make moving to Canada an invalid way to avoid being drafted.

rose_quoll? You're not the only one thinking about Australia more actively now, hon. I'd wager a LOT of people are now.

Comments

Re: The Draft and un-retiring.

[lionman.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it doesn't surprise me. But, for the most part, it's not something terribly familiar to many folks today. My grandfather's generation, from WW2, are slipping away from us.

What does bother me, however, is that those vets who are still around, and were promised things like free medical and perscriptions and dental when they enlisted, even after they retired, are having those promised benefits taken away, or eroded. WW2 vets and their spouses were supposed to get free 'scripts and medical and dental...well, the dental benefits are completely gone now, and they want to charge a co-pay now for 'scripts.

Actually, it doesn't just bother me, it offends me.