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William A. Ferguson's avatar

"This is why we no longer have fitness standards."

Let's see...I'm a hypertensive 54-year-old man with Type II diabetes and a heart condition, to say nothing of the tumor in my thyroid. Perhaps this is the opportunity to reenlist in the Navy?

Maybe this time I can get a commission.

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Matt Osborne's avatar

USS Admiral Ferguson is a good ship name too

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William A. Ferguson's avatar

I have advised my newly draft-age nephew not to join for exactly these reasons.

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Matt Osborne's avatar

The recruitment system is being Bud Lighted

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William A. Ferguson's avatar

I was 34 when I enlisted, sent to Boot Camp with a bunch of kids and I had to keep up.

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Matt Osborne's avatar

I was 21 when I enlisted and it damn near killed me

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William A. Ferguson's avatar

I seriously thought I was going to smother half these kids with a pillow in their sleep.

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