Date: Wed, 7 Apr 99 17:45:57 EDT
From: "Brian J. Callahan" <Brian=J.=Callahan%MT%DFCI-AT-EYE.DFCI.HARVARD.EDU>
Subject: re: Re: Send a folksinger to the Balkans...


Carp writes:
>I was one of Jerry Ford's Orphans.  In theory I was a part of the 
>brand-new-at-the-time all "volunteer" new and imporved U$ Army.  In
>reality I was freshly divorced and had to amke several critical choices
>about the course of my life..........Mainly, "Do I take the bus ticket to
>the recruiting depot out of the nice detective's left hand, or the warrant
>out of his right?"

Jeezus, this musta been a common recruiting technique by Indiana's finest in 
the 1970's;  I have a friend who "volunteered" in just that way.  As the 
Airplane usta sing: You were volunteers of Amerricaaa