What really happened in Vietnam?

Friendly Fan · Aug 22, 2003

Originally posted by zzhiggins
Thats wrong, once in the service you are not asked to volunteer, its your job.

It might be considered that draftees usually served single tours in Vietnam, while regulars often served multiple tours.

I got out of the Navy in 1967 and had served 2 tours ( flight crew) ..had I stayed in I was going back for the 3rd. I never was asked to volunteer and I never heard of anyone who was.
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you never filled out a dream sheet?

you were never asked to list your options of where you want to be assigned next?

either you volunteered to go to Southeast Asia by so designating on your dream sheet, or you didn't. If you did, you volunteered. if you didn't volunteer, you could still be sent. that's why they called it a DREAM SHEET, because most guys are dreaming if they think they will get what they asked for. except going to SEA. if you volunteered for that in the late 60s, you always got it.

did you ever fill out a dream sheet indicating where you preferred to be assigned next?

Friendly Fan · Aug 22, 2003

Originally posted by robbie380
If this was your main point to the thread then why didn't you state it when you first posted?

You started off by saying how we are involved in a quagmire and seemed as if you were trying to make some sort of comparison between Iraq and Vietnam. If that is what you were trying to do then why don't you at least try to back it up. There is really nothing to compare between the two. I mean I wish I could make a comparison just for argument's sake but there simply is not one to make.
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there are many points which can be drawn from the data I posted. that was merely one of them. it's not the point of the thread, simply one aspect of it.

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