CSM
Senior Member
musicman said:Right. Exquisite timing, eh? Funny how a man who signed up for a six-year hitch in 1966 doesn't show a formal discharge until 12 years later - exactly the time when Carter was handing out get-out-of-jail-free cards. The fact that Kerry could stop all this by signing Form 180 - but doesn't - tells me that whatever is in that military record must be pretty damning. This would be the story of the year for any journalist interested in actually ferreting out news....instead, PBS was busy running a hatchet piece on Rumsfeld last night. Nothing wrong here.
Thanks for the info, CSM.
It wasn't coincidence. It had to be e deliberate act. Officer review boards were held for all officers in 1977 at the request of Carter. Attempts have been made under the FOIA to get Kerry's records but the Navy refuses to release them. There are many reasons for less than honorable discharges; however, one could conclude (based on the evidence so far) that whatever the reason Kerry got a less than honorable discharge, he has since been granted amnesty. At the very least, it undermines the whole argument against Bush's record and Kerry's statements that he served "honorably".