Finally Something Great about being PA!

Sherlyn, I agree with you completely - though others may not. America is very patriotic.

Bush made a speech about all the U.S. soliders that just died in Irag this past week, saying they died for a worthy cause. One of the mothers of the dead soldiers is asking Bush to define 'the worthy cause'.

[This message has been edited by Adele (edited August 07, 2005).]

My little PA guy is big time into camoflage, too. At least 2/3 of his clothes are camo. And he was an "army guy" for Halloween last year. And everytime he draws freely, it's bombs, guns, explosions, etc. But believe it or not, he doesn't even want to join the Army when he grows up. He wants to design weapons (and has said he wants to design them for the US Army only). That's something I can live with, and his father (an engineer) is happy with as well.

sadly the same doesn't apply in Canada, not unless rules have changed recently; my dh is in and he's allergic to Brazil nuts. They just issue them a medic alert and epi pen and send them on their way.

[url="http://www.sss.gov/QA.HTM#quest32"]http://www.sss.gov/QA.HTM#quest32[/url]

The link describes certain instances where probable exemptions (or not) pertaining to medical needs right on down to sex change. [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/tongue.gif[/img] (U.S.)

General Disclaimer: I am not offering advice in any manner or form. I do not guarantee the accuracy, currentness, or content of the link in this post.

My pa dd really likes camo, but the pink and white kind (and other girl colors). She asked for a green camo bedspread, but I didn't think it went with her lavendar bedroom. But she likes it because my husband wears camo all the time, because he is a hunter, not because of a military connection.

I didn't get into the Army National Guard b/c of my PA and TNA allergy. Which actually, I was glad I never got in b/c the unit I was supposed to be in during basic training went to the middle east (yipes). It put the notion of "joining army for free school" into perspective.

AJ

[url="http://www.us-army-info.com/pages/pdfs/enlistment_standards.pdf"]http://www.us-army-info.com/pages/pdfs/enlistment_standards.pdf[/url]

5. Physical Fitness
a. DOD Directive 6130.3 (reference (f)) establishes the
standards for entrance under the authority of 10 U.S.C. (reference
(a)).
b. The pre-accession screening process should be
structured to identify individuals with any medical condition that
disqualifies an applicant for military service. Specifically,
each applicant shall be independently evaluated by an authorized
physician or a physician at a Military Entrance Processing Station
to ensure the applicant is:
(1) Free of contagious or infectious diseases;
(2) Free of medical conditions or physical defects
that would require excessive time lost from duty or would likely
result in separation from the Service for medical unfitness;
(3) Medically capable of satisfactorily completing
required training;
(4) Medically adaptable to the military
environment;
(5) Medically capable of performing duties without
aggravation of existing physical defects or medical conditions.

Quote:Originally posted by ElleMo:
[b] [url="http://www.us-army-info.com/pages/pdfs/enlistment_standards.pdf"]http://www.us-army-info.com/pages/pdfs/enlistment_standards.pdf[/url]

5. Physical Fitness
a. DOD Directive 6130.3 (reference (f)) establishes the
standards for entrance under the authority of 10 U.S.C. (reference
(a)).
b. The pre-accession screening process should be
structured to identify individuals with any medical condition that
disqualifies an applicant for military service. Specifically,
each applicant shall be independently evaluated by an authorized
physician or a physician at a Military Entrance Processing Station
to ensure the applicant is:
(1) Free of contagious or infectious diseases;
(2) Free of medical conditions or physical defects
that would require excessive time lost from duty or would likely
result in separation from the Service for medical unfitness;
(3) Medically capable of satisfactorily completing
required training;
(4) Medically adaptable to the military
environment;
(5) Medically capable of performing duties without
aggravation of existing physical defects or medical conditions.[/b]

I'm not seeing anything here or in the Selective Service link above that would suggest our children are exempt from serving. They would, of course have to register. But I'm not seeing anything that would prevent them from serving--other than registering with Conscientious Objector status, which is what I assume our DS will do (if he chooses). It would surprise us if he doesn't become a CO.

Okay-about the camo thing. This is kind of funny. So I hope you take it this way. We were picking out a backpack for school, and the Gap backpacks have attachable lunch boxes (we always get two of the lunchboxes). Anyway I suggested a particular pack, and DS said, "But it's camoflauge." I convinced him that it would be okay--and that it's not real camo anyway.

This is my guy whose fave color has always been pink. I sure do love him!