<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Another thing, Mr. Kovis . . .</div><div><br></div><div>After George Bush #42 spread our troops so desperately thin during the two wars in Afghanistan, enlistment rules were modified. </div><div><br></div><div>- A potential enlisted was permitted to have tattoos beyond previous restrictions. This rule is currently under re-consideration.</div><div><br></div><div>- The recruiting offices maintained lists of waiverable felonies. Conviction of certain felonies did not prevent enlistment.</div><div><br></div><div>Hmm. Tattoos and felonies. Jus' what segment of our society do these characteristics describe?</div><div><br></div><div>These "modifications" caused more problems than benefits, especially for soldiers not interested in joining gangs during their enlistment.</div><div><br></div><div>I can verify these claims with extracts of various army regulations that went into affect during King George XLII's reign. Or would you be satisfied simply with articles pulled from the Army Times published back then?</div><div><br><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"There's room at the top they are telling you still.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If you want to be like the folks on the hill."</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">- John Lennon</span></div></div><div><br>On Aug 26, 2015, at 2:39 PM, Chuck Kovis <<a href="mailto:ckovis@turbonet.com">ckovis@turbonet.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Wow. Such high horses we ride. I've made the same kind of deals with students from U of I and WSU with the universities and with private businesses. They weren't athletes. So, NO, the football players weren't treated any differently than other students. Why does every single criminal transgression have to end up in the criminal system? Tom, if you would have had been charged for theft as a juvenile, as you should have been following your logic, you would never have been able to join the Army. Any juvenile record precludes one from serving, nowadays!!</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>=======================================================</span><br><span>List services made available by First Step Internet,</span><br><span>serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.</span><br><span> <a href="http://www.fsr.net">http://www.fsr.net</a></span><br><span> <a href="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com">mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com</a></span><br><span>=======================================================</span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>