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Easy poll. DOes being POTUS entitle you to claim you have served in the military because the president is the commander in chief?
Easy poll. DOes being POTUS entitle you to claim you have served in the military because the president is the commander in chief?
Obviously not. Whats the point of the poll?
Military service, in its simplest sense, is service by an individual or group in an army or other militia, whether as a chosen job or as a result of an involuntary draft. Again, not sure how anyone can honestly believe that being in charge of the military doesn't qualify as military service...
Not an easy poll as the poll is in present tense but your question here is in past tense. To the quoted question above I would answer "No", having been the POTUS does not in and of itself let you honestly claim you had "served in the military".Easy poll. DOes being POTUS entitle you to claim you have served in the military because the president is the commander in chief?
on another thread someone was whining about Romney's lack of military service so we noted that they must have voted for McCain over Obama (they are Obama slurpers) one of the Obama fans said that Obama now has 3.5 years of military service. I know this is BS but I wanted to see what others think.
So, boiling ^^this^^ down to the point, instead of hacking it into an unrelated poll: Is Obama a better candidate based on knowledge of the military? Of course he is. He's been the CinC for almost 4 years working with generals on a daily basis - and unlike his predecessor he seems to actually listen to them.on another thread someone was whining about Romney's lack of military service so we noted that they must have voted for McCain over Obama (they are Obama slurpers) one of the Obama fans said that Obama now has 3.5 years of military service. I know this is BS but I wanted to see what others think.
does owning a garage make you a car?
No, it is not military service. And further, I believe the POTUS should have to have, at a minimum, 4 years of service in the reserve component to be POTUS. What other job in the US, that carries the level of impotance the POTUS does, can someone have ZERO experience in and still be hired? Its ludicrous that this isnt a requirement. And no, Newt Gingrich, reading a friggin book doesn't make you a tactician. It makes you an overeducated civilian that STILL has no clue what its like to get up and put a uniform on and perform the duties of a military member.
If our gov't was run correctly, politicians wouldn't need much expertise in economics, agriculture, healthcare, etc. However, the Commander in Chief would still need the expertise provided by serving.Not plausible. A president can't have experience throughout the entire spectrum of American society his position affects. Its not as though the military is more important than, say, the intelligence agency, or even the civil bureaucracies that oversee the many markets vital to our prosperity and growth, such as agriculture and healthcare.
Ultimately, you vote for the person who has the experience or even just the character you feel makes for the best response to the nation's challenges in the present.
Does posting on an internet political forum make one a political expert? :2razz:Does owning a basketball goal make you an NBA player? We could keep going with these all day lol.
If our gov't was run correctly, politicians wouldn't need much expertise in economics, agriculture, healthcare, etc. However, the Commander in Chief would still need the expertise provided by serving.
Why is military service special when all other ones are not?
Only if you have 5 or more of those symbol thingies under your avatar.Does posting on an internet political forum make one a political expert? :2razz:
No. Being in the military means you take a bunch of ****, for low pay.
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