Serving In The Military Is Not A Civil Right; It Is A Priviledge

And An Honor

If persons with handicaps or special needs, male, female, or "other" want to serve their country, there are many ways of doing so without demanding a place in the military, as a right. If the military didn't have the authority to turn down some volunteers and choose others, it would be like a pro football team having to take every delusional, unqualified, unfit, or unable wantabe who applies. If that were the case, the U.S. would never win another war, and football would no longer be watched except, maybe for laughs. To be one of our nations elite, military protectors takes a special kind of person. Not everyone is cut out for it, regardless of what Liberals would have you believe. They are the originators of giving trophies to Junior Highers for "participation". RB

Nobody has a "right" to serve in the Military...  Nobody.

What makes people think the Military is an equal opportunity employer?  Very far from it.

The Military uses prejudice regularly and consistently to deny citizens from joining for being too old or too young, too fat or too skinny, too tall or too short.

Citizens are denied for having flat feet, or for missing or additional fingers.  Poor eyesight will disqualify you, as well as bad teeth.  Malnourished?  Drug addiction?  Bad back?  Criminal history?  Low IQ?  Anxiety?  Phobias?  Hearing damage?  Six arms?  Hear voices in your head?  Self-identify as a Unicorn?

Need a special access ramp for your wheelchair?  Can't run the required course in the required time?  Can't do the required number of push ups?

Not really a "morning person" and refuse to get out of bed before noon?

All can be reasons for denial.

The Military has one job.  War.  Anything else is a distraction and a liability.
Did someone just scream "That isn't Fair"?  War is VERY unfair, there are no exceptions made for being special or challenged or socially wonderful.

YOU change yourself to meet Military standards.  Not the other way around.

I say again:  You don't change the Military ...  you must change yourself.
The Military doesn't need to accommodate anyone with special issues.  The Military needs to Win Wars.

If any of your personal issues are a liability that detract from readiness or lethality ..  Thank you for applying and good luck in future endeavors.  Who's next in line?

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Trey Gowdy is a great U.S. Senator, but he didn't say this.  Some other American patriot protector wrote it ... unknown. RB