A middle-aged private is mighty old:
Army recruit numbers overall are down thus far for the service's fiscal year, which began in October. To attract more citizens, the Army raised its maximum enlistment age this year from 34 to 39.
Aw, man.
This actually makes some sense, since turning 40 is no longer equated with having one foot in the grave (as it was when my parents were that age).
Then again, this move puts me squarely back into the eligibility camp. And while I have no reason to doubt our President - who has never misled us before - when he says there won't be a draft...
Ah, what am I worried about? They don't draft transsexuals.
"Ah, what am I worried about? They don't draft transsexuals."
Ah, yes they do. Just don't tell, and they won't ask.
On the plus side, this puts the Doughy Pantload back in the enlistment mix.
P.S. So you're actually a chick?
I solemnly swear that if I am drafted into the same unit as Jonah Goldberg, he will not leave the combat zone alive. Sometimes people, you know, enter your field of fire.
You may now thank me for my patriotic service to my nation.
I was thinking if they do a draft they'll launch it between the time Cheney is elected and Bush vacates the office.