Shanti, not to put to fine a point on it I WAS DRAFTED! when it came time to get out they said no! the constitution says 8 yrs mil service. they held me for the full 8 but let me study. part of my job in the mil. was as a profiler, so I studied abnormal psyc.( which is why I love this site) then I had enough credits to also get my masters in sex and family counciling so I took it. cause I only look stupid. got them from berkely should have seen me in class with my high tight hair, it started several fights, they wanted to fight me because of my hair but not to serve their country. also I come from N.Ireland, became a citizen of this great free country and was pleased and proud to serve as I was needed to EARN my freedom and rights. and if you don't think your free here I'll be happy to relate about 1000 stories of other countrys I been in, including N.I. so to make a loooooooooong story short dats why. I hope this dose not sound too pissy, I don't mean it that way.