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Thekaspervote

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1. Any individual whether initially drafted or signed up will not be taken into any branch of military

Reply to Sugarcoated (Original post)

Sun Jul 19, 2020, 01:37 AM

Jul 2020

Service if Said individual is dependent on any medical device, be it an inhaler, a daily medication, eye glasses, or prosthetic.

In a combat theater, they are seen as a liability

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Question about Joe and serving in the Vietnam War [View all] Sugarcoated Jul 2020 OP

Any individual whether initially drafted or signed up will not be taken into any branch of military Thekaspervote Jul 2020 #1

They drafted my Dad, who was blind as a bat. He asked for the Navy because of it. They also GreenPartyVoter Jul 2020 #5

This comes as a surprise to me. I wear glasses. I was wearing them when I was reclassified 1-A. mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2020 #6

See this 2008 article from the San Francisco Chronicle: highplainsdem Jul 2020 #2

I'm sure he's younger than me and I've never said that I served during war. rusty quoin Jul 2020 #3

Any efforts to challenge Biden on this, I say I will take and put my money on him vs Bone Spurs Pachamama Jul 2020 #4