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I want to clarify what i said about preferential job hiring. Just read a report several months back that many companies prefer hiring veterns/ex military because they are more loyal, more disciplined and usually most important drug free. That is a fact.

Also there is preferential hiring of veterns for gov't jobs. That is a fact.

Some may take may first post as slamming the military. It was not. My neighbor who also happens to be a childhood friend has been a helicopter mechanic for the army since 1978 and is a sargent-not sure what level. He comes home about 3-4 times per year. He owns his own home or rents a very nice home wherever he has been stationed, has two kids in college and lives very comfortably on his army pay. he also said he has so many job offers in the private sector doing what he does he will never be able to go through all of them. He has never complained about having to get food stamps etc because of his army pay. Yes there are military families on food stamps but so are civilians.

I also have a friend who joined the air force back in '80. He has been out of the military for 4 years and works for Delta now. he has nothing but praise for the military and the schooling/techincal opportunities it gave him.

I guess I always remember the line "it's not what you say but what you do not you say" regarding mike braggs letter.

Dave I deleted your last line feeling though most likely made in fun, this is not the place for this line. Jeff