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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
I've never seen a conservative attempt a good explanation for why Bush started blowing off his service in 1972.
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As the war ended, and experienced military types started coming back home in droves, the reserves had way more people than they needed or wanted. They were letting people out left and right, blowing off contractual terms in order to thin their swollen and unneeded ranks. Usually, it wasn't an official "here's your discharge" - it was with a wink and a nod, an "okay, I'll look over there for a minute, and, when I look back, well, if you're not here, it won't bother me." I had two friends out early that way, and, later, when their terms ended, their discharge papers showed up. That's how the clerks handled too many soldiers. Everything I've seen about the Bush saga fits that scenario.
