From: Jeff Shultz 

On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 13:07:27 -0600, Robert G Lewis wrote:

> "Gary Wiltshire"  wrote in message
> news:opsis2nbwieipai0{at}news.barkto.com...
>> On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 10:07:45 -0600, Robert G Lewis
>>  wrote:
>>
>>
>>> "Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
>>> news:41b9c49d{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>> Seems the deeper story is that the question was either a plant by a
>>>> news reporter from the Chattanoga Times, or was actually from an
>>>> embedded reporter from the same newspaper.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> To me the real story is do our troops have the resources they need and
>>> is the  guard and reserve treated worse than the active duty troops. I
>>> could care less where the question came from. I only want to know the
>>> truth about
>>> the issues. Given the reports of the applause given the question I
>>> suspect
>>> there is at least some truth to the story.
>>>
>>>
>>> Bob Lewis
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Yes, and the fact that Rathergate was based on forgeries was irrelevent
>> because the content of those forgeries was true.
>>
>> --
>> Gary Wiltshire
>
> Not the same thing and you should be bright enough to realize it. Are the
> benefits and pay to the Guard and Reserve different than those for active
> duty ? I don't care if the reporter worked with someone in phasing the
> question or not as that doesn't affect the truth of the facts. I guess its
> a lot easier if you decide the messenger disagrees with you so ignore the
> message.
>
> Bob Lewis

Benefits fo Guard and Reserve are equivalent, if not better, than regular
force. I've seen where their college benefits could be considered to be
better, at the very least.

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