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Originally Posted by willravel
It never ceases to amaze me how little people know the military. In case you've been misinformed (obviously you have), high school drop outs can serve in the air force. All you need is 15 units at a JC that works on a semester system, or 23 credits at a JC that works on a quarter system. I have a good friend who's in the air force now, and going to be shipped out to Iraq in a few months, who never graduated or got an alternative (GED, etc.).
Why is it an anti-war peacenik like myself knows that, and yet conservatives that think they're supporting the troops don't?
Why would I want to respect someone who allows themselves to be a pawn with a gun? I don't understand where this "support our troops" thing came from...it must be left over from WWII. I support those who are willing to fight and die for freedom and liberty and peace and justice. That's not the military, at least any more. I feel badly that so many are in harms way, injured or killed, but either they are aware that what they are doing is wrong and are resoponsible for themselves, or they are unaware that what they are doing is wrong and are killing without thinking. Both of those options are pretty bad, and I refuse to "support" them in their actions. There are notable exceptions, of course:
-conscientous objectors
-deserters
-former military officers who work for peace
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First of all I know exactly what I am talking about. not only am I in the Air Force, but I am Air Force recruiter. So to insult my intelligance is a stupid, stupid move. here are a few FACTS i found about the air force. Enjoy tearing these apart too. The fact of the matter is that everynody knows somebody who did something, but you never really have the whole story. I knwo somebody who once said they had gay sex with Kerry. They must be right.
· Nearly 80 percent of all Air Force enlistees scored in the top 50th percentile of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) test in fiscal year 2006, a number that has remained above 75 percent since FY 2000.
· Every single Air Force member enters the service with a high-school education or equivalent (GED or homeschooling).
· In fiscal year 2006, more than 15 percent of all enlistees entered the Air Force with more than a year of college credits – nearly a 30-percent increase from fiscal year 2001. Additionally, nearly 5 percent of all enlisted members possess a bachelor’s degree or above and another 16 percent have an associate’s degree. All officers have earned a minimum of a bachelor’s degree and nearly 50 percent possess a master’s degree or above.
· The #1 reason trainees cited for enlisting in the Air Force last year was to “continue college education on active duty.” For the past six years, education benefits have remained one of the top three reasons named for enlisting in the Air Force.
· The Air Force has exceptionally high-quality technical schools and training programs for its 142 career specialties. Upon enlistment, Airmen are automatically enrolled in the Community College of the Air Force – the largest accredited community college in the world – and they start to earn college credits toward an associate’s degree from the basic military training and technical school instruction they receive.
