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Originally posted by Sidd Finch
Horseshit. Student deferments were entirely legitimate, and di not require "political connections" to utilize.
In stark contrast to getting a post with the domestic Guard. You think Bush moved up the waiting list because the commaders were his coke-buddies, and not because of Daddy's connections?
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Bush served in the military clinton did not. Did he use connections? Sure. So did Clinton and Kerry. But only Clinton managed to use them so effectively as to escape all military service.
And Clinton did not despite the fact that graduate student deferrals were no longer available. He was eligible for the draft when he graduated from georgetown, yet managed to avoid any induction for a year while in England. And then he joined ROTC--but only long enough to see that he got a high draft number.
http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/...ns/draft.shtml
