tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post2750798892301699188..comments2024-03-21T03:35:20.539-04:00Comments on writing as jo(e): For the recordjo(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-48974669714379817062009-02-27T12:59:00.000-05:002009-02-27T12:59:00.000-05:00Way to raise that kid, Jo(e)! I have to say that, ...Way to raise that kid, Jo(e)! I have to say that, with my son's current fixation on army men, I may not be so lucky.landismomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328094347362872558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-90475267059796486092009-02-26T21:49:00.000-05:002009-02-26T21:49:00.000-05:00My hubby is military. He serves for many reasons,...My hubby is military. He serves for many reasons, and I won't hog up your comments with that. And I signed up for it, too, thinking it would pay for college, long ago and far away. <BR/><BR/>Years ago, before the Bosnia conflict, with a husband who could very well be sent into harm's way, some people in grad school said to me "We have to do something." I said "who is we?" because we is usually me.. well, people I love. So I hate war. I hate it with a passion of people who will actually lose a part of their soul should anything ever actually come to real, hard core violence which would cause a draft. <BR/><BR/>But. But. I agree. If our young men are required to "register" (which I don't agree with in times of comparative peace-- it should always be choice until there's not a choice) then I think young women should also be required to register. The sexism and other issues within the whole selective service crap is crazy, wrong. <BR/><BR/>I am glad to see your shaggy haired boy registering his objection. For the record, my military husband <B>completely agrees with him.</B> War in all forms is wrong.kim wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220371428805781236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-6211952617904001232009-02-24T19:16:00.000-05:002009-02-24T19:16:00.000-05:00awesome photo...as well as an awesome kid.awesome photo...as well as an awesome kid.Wayfarer Scientistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07996334636311497271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-41286956792930732252009-02-23T19:18:00.000-05:002009-02-23T19:18:00.000-05:00When I was eighteen, I did the same thing: I didn'...When I was eighteen, I did the same thing: I didn't think women should be left out of a draft, but I had also been in the peace movement, canvassing for nuclear disarmament, for a year. So I registered but indicated my intention to be a conscientious objector.<BR/><BR/>I was a pretty self-righteous eighteen, but that's not gonna surprise you.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06957943262402999997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-66829253542014763322009-02-23T01:28:00.000-05:002009-02-23T01:28:00.000-05:00When I was in college, I got a letter telling me t...When I was in college, I got a letter telling me that "according to [their] records, you are a man who has not registered". I had to wonder which records, since I am not a man. My friends with gender-ambiguous names (including a "lynn") also got the letter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-87707546724599442122009-02-22T21:41:00.000-05:002009-02-22T21:41:00.000-05:00If you'd like to leave a comment, please use a nam...If you'd like to leave a comment, please use a name of some sort. If you don't have a blog, choose the "name" option and type a name in, even if it's just a pseudonym. Anonymous comments will be (and have been) deleted.jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-33268120710470543192009-02-22T18:16:00.000-05:002009-02-22T18:16:00.000-05:00In this state you're registered automatically. I c...In this state you're registered automatically. I can remember comparing the multi-colored notices with classmates in the spring of 2006, when we got ours. <BR/><BR/>My father always said that if there were a draft, he wouldn't send his sons to die for Bush. <BR/><BR/>He told us he'd take us out of the country and that if we tried to serve he'd kidnap us and forcibly transport us across the border.BrightBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13002463263474418737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-42784539273251311572009-02-22T16:30:00.000-05:002009-02-22T16:30:00.000-05:00Woo hoo! Good job, kid.Woo hoo! Good job, kid.Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-69361871528337309282009-02-22T12:09:00.000-05:002009-02-22T12:09:00.000-05:00good for him. and good he kept a photocopy.my son...good for him. and good he kept a photocopy.<BR/><BR/>my son delayed in filling out his registration when he turned 18. they were pretty aggressive in threatening him with prosecution -- but they lost his form TWICE.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-45882969809779789962009-02-22T11:46:00.000-05:002009-02-22T11:46:00.000-05:00Good for him. I didn't even know you had this - I...Good for him. I didn't even know you had this - I've had to google to see what it was. Sounds like one of those things they tell you to do because "you'll never get called on". Hmmm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-15507438922370325242009-02-21T19:06:00.000-05:002009-02-21T19:06:00.000-05:00Snowman did his recently. He didn't realize there ...Snowman did his recently. He didn't realize there were ways to begin showing conscientious objector status. Glad to know that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-79914407210980136612009-02-21T18:28:00.000-05:002009-02-21T18:28:00.000-05:00i am amazed that we still have a selective service...i am amazed that we still have a selective service requirement for males. i would think we'd have gotten rid of it altogether or made it non gender-specific. <BR/><BR/>did you know that male students are not eligible for federal financial aid if they don't register? i hate laws that tie unrelated things together. <BR/><BR/>good for him on registering his opinion.Susan Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15022110702225190815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-89277494900390483502009-02-21T18:06:00.000-05:002009-02-21T18:06:00.000-05:00I've been talking to the Kid off and on about bein...I've been talking to the Kid off and on about being a conscientious objector. Not sure what he will do; he doesn't turn 18 until November. <BR/><BR/>I wouldn't object to national service if one could choose what sort of service it was, but I am adamantly opposed to a military draft. <BR/><BR/>Good for Shaggy Hair Boy.Rev Dr Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11607665272056430039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-24473556335016960842009-02-21T17:19:00.000-05:002009-02-21T17:19:00.000-05:00At least he got to sign a form. My boys never sig...At least he got to sign a form. My boys never signed one. Our state automatically signs you up when you get a driver's license.jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10512572406681071671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-45821970299243673592009-02-21T17:04:00.000-05:002009-02-21T17:04:00.000-05:00Sounds like he's informed - smart man. More info ...Sounds like he's informed - smart man. More info on protecting his conscientious objector status is here - looks like a good site. <BR/><BR/>http://www.centeronconscience.org/objection/mildraft.shtml<BR/><BR/>The draft was always one of those things I was willing to break the law over - I have no qualms about smuggling any man I care about over the border if need be.Ranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041247235612040796noreply@blogger.com