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Quzar Seaman Recruit
Joined: 06 Aug 2004 Posts: 7
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 10:06 am Post subject: New Member here! |
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Hey everyone! Thx to you guys the voters will hopefully know the truth about John Kerry. I am just 19 years old so dont know about politics , i just joined the Navy and will be leaving for boot camp in 2 months. All i have to say is keep up the good work! oh and also going to vote bush. |
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inlikeflint Seaman Recruit
Joined: 07 Aug 2004 Posts: 20 Location: KCMO
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 10:18 am Post subject: |
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You will be in basic in November... You will vote for whoever your D.I. tells you to vote for. You will not ask why... and you will only vote when told to do so.
Good luck! _________________ CTRP 1/1 CAV 1st sqd - 1st reg of Dragoons of the 1st AD
19-D. Cavalry Scout 94-97
11-B. Ground Pounder- Nasty Gaurd 00-01
Bosnia 95-96 Z.O.S. Mutants -Too much butter to list.
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RNO Seaman Recruit
Joined: 06 Aug 2004 Posts: 20
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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Do not beleive that last statement...Your vote will count and you can vote for who you want..At least this time your vote may count..Not like the last election when here in florida the Dems and their kind tried to supress your vote..
inlikeflint...ACLU huh...Says allot to me...about who you are... _________________ POW's Never Have A Nice Day |
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Dabba55 Seaman Apprentice
Joined: 18 Jul 2004 Posts: 84 Location: Westchester, NY
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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Quzar:
Watch your butt, kid...and know we're all with you wherever you go. |
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SSBN_Guy Seaman Recruit
Joined: 05 Aug 2004 Posts: 9 Location: 462pmd@verizon.net
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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Quzar:
Are you going to great Lakes for boot? Did you get to choose any schools or a rating?
It seems like boot lasts forever but remember one day it will end. |
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inlikeflint Seaman Recruit
Joined: 07 Aug 2004 Posts: 20 Location: KCMO
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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RNO wrote: | Do not beleive that last statement...Your vote will count and you can vote for who you want..At least this time your vote may count..Not like the last election when here in florida the Dems and their kind tried to supress your vote..
inlikeflint...ACLU huh...Says allot to me...about who you are... |
Please elaborate on your statement... I am not too sure I understand what you are suggesting. _________________ CTRP 1/1 CAV 1st sqd - 1st reg of Dragoons of the 1st AD
19-D. Cavalry Scout 94-97
11-B. Ground Pounder- Nasty Gaurd 00-01
Bosnia 95-96 Z.O.S. Mutants -Too much butter to list.
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Navy_Navy_Navy Admin
Joined: 07 May 2004 Posts: 5777
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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inlikeflint wrote: | You will vote for whoever your D.I. tells you to vote for. You will not ask why... and you will only vote when told to do so. |
This is absolute malarkey.
I don't know when you went through Navy Recruit Training, but the Navy respects its members right to vote for the candidates of their own choosing.
There is a push in Sept and Oct at almost every command to get members registered to vote in their homes of record and to get them to request absentee ballots if that home of record is not their current residence.
Quzar, welcome aboard, new shipmate! Fair winds and following seas as you begin a great adventure! I wish I could be in your shoes for just a few days - it was wonderful. It was difficult, but I wouldn't have missed it for the world.
You are not likely to be registered to vote at Great Lakes.
You can register to vote at your home of record and put in a request for absentee ballot right now. If your parents will mail it to you as soon as they get it, and you return it as soon as you get it, you will be able to vote absentee and have your voice counted.
Good luck! _________________ ~ Echo Juliet ~
Altering course to starboard - On Fire, Keep Clear
Navy woman, Navy wife, Navy mother |
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mudderfudder77 Seaman Recruit
Joined: 05 Aug 2004 Posts: 32
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | You will vote for whoever your D.I. tells you to vote for. You will not ask why... and you will only vote when told to do so.
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I'm pretty sure he meant it as a joke... |
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inlikeflint Seaman Recruit
Joined: 07 Aug 2004 Posts: 20 Location: KCMO
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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mudderfudder77 wrote: | Quote: | You will vote for whoever your D.I. tells you to vote for. You will not ask why... and you will only vote when told to do so.
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I'm pretty sure he meant it as a joke... |
Thank you! _________________ CTRP 1/1 CAV 1st sqd - 1st reg of Dragoons of the 1st AD
19-D. Cavalry Scout 94-97
11-B. Ground Pounder- Nasty Gaurd 00-01
Bosnia 95-96 Z.O.S. Mutants -Too much butter to list.
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Navy_Navy_Navy Admin
Joined: 07 May 2004 Posts: 5777
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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inlikeflint wrote: | mudderfudder77 wrote: |
I'm pretty sure he meant it as a joke... |
Thank you! |
Ah, well that's where "smileys" come in handy.
Pixels on a screen don't convey the tone of the speaker, unfortunately, so stick a "smiley" in there and you're indeed, "in like flynn." _________________ ~ Echo Juliet ~
Altering course to starboard - On Fire, Keep Clear
Navy woman, Navy wife, Navy mother |
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inlikeflint Seaman Recruit
Joined: 07 Aug 2004 Posts: 20 Location: KCMO
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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Navy_Navy_Navy wrote: | inlikeflint wrote: | You will vote for whoever your D.I. tells you to vote for. You will not ask why... and you will only vote when told to do so. |
This is absolute malarkey.
I don't know when you went through Navy Recruit Training, but the Navy respects its members right to vote for the candidates of their own choosing.
There is a push in Sept and Oct at almost every command to get members registered to vote in their homes of record and to get them to request absentee ballots if that home of record is not their current residence.
Quzar, welcome aboard, new shipmate! Fair winds and following seas as you begin a great adventure! I wish I could be in your shoes for just a few days - it was wonderful. It was difficult, but I wouldn't have missed it for the world.
You are not likely to be registered to vote at Great Lakes.
You can register to vote at your home of record and put in a request for absentee ballot right now. If your parents will mail it to you as soon as they get it, and you return it as soon as you get it, you will be able to vote absentee and have your voice counted.
Good luck! |
I ain't Navy... Different ZIP CODE! I was not allowed to vote during deployment to Bosnia... I recieved my absentee voter card a day after the elections... so did everyone else in my Brigade. (Not Absolute Malarkee... Possible.)
If you will remember basic, you are stripped of rights, and have to earn them back. It's the breakdown build up period... Dude, I am not sure what you are thinking... _________________ CTRP 1/1 CAV 1st sqd - 1st reg of Dragoons of the 1st AD
19-D. Cavalry Scout 94-97
11-B. Ground Pounder- Nasty Gaurd 00-01
Bosnia 95-96 Z.O.S. Mutants -Too much butter to list.
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inlikeflint Seaman Recruit
Joined: 07 Aug 2004 Posts: 20 Location: KCMO
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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Navy_Navy_Navy wrote: | inlikeflint wrote: | mudderfudder77 wrote: |
I'm pretty sure he meant it as a joke... |
Thank you! |
Ah, well that's where "smileys" come in handy.
Pixels on a screen don't convey the tone of the speaker, unfortunately, so stick a "smiley" in there and you're indeed, "in like flynn." |
I am just puttzin around the forum to see what kind of reactions I can get. I am attempting to see how valid the statements of some of these vets are... So far I have been attacked, but nobody seems to justify what I am looking for. I have a great respect for some of the Navy I have worked with while Deployed to Bosnia... Sea-Bees are numero uno in my book (People sometimes reval themselves though hostile means... it says a lot about a position or type of person that commits the effort to retaliate.) Most combat vets banter like this to size up the situation or to just have fun... That man going into boot camp may or may not be able to vote, and it is not really a hot topic for debate. More than likely he will be stateside and the DI will force them to vote... and that brings up a complete different can of worms. _________________ CTRP 1/1 CAV 1st sqd - 1st reg of Dragoons of the 1st AD
19-D. Cavalry Scout 94-97
11-B. Ground Pounder- Nasty Gaurd 00-01
Bosnia 95-96 Z.O.S. Mutants -Too much butter to list.
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LewWaters Admin
Joined: 18 May 2004 Posts: 4042 Location: Washington State
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 10:27 pm Post subject: |
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Not being allowed to vote isn't really Quzars fear. If like in 2000, having his vote counted will be the fear.
It was the Democrats led by Al (all votes must be counted) Gore that tried desparately to block thousands of military absentee ballots.
Welcome, Quzar. _________________ Clark County Conservative |
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republicanveteran Commander
Joined: 29 Jul 2004 Posts: 333 Location: Texas
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Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 1:52 am Post subject: |
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Welcome to the military.
May the wind be at your back and the sailing be smooth. |
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Quzar Seaman Recruit
Joined: 06 Aug 2004 Posts: 7
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Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 2:54 am Post subject: |
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SSBN_Guy wrote: | Quzar:
Are you going to great Lakes for boot? Did you get to choose any schools or a rating?
It seems like boot lasts forever but remember one day it will end. |
Yep going to Great Lakes, IL for boot camp. I heard Great Lakes, IL is the only place to go to boot camp in the navy.
I did pick a job as a Electronics Technician. Also going to take the PQS so i can get promoted to E-2 before boot camp and get that extra $100 for pay.
also i want to vote since i live in a Battleground state ( Nevada). |
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