>     Your husband _chose_ to enlist in the "all-
 > volunteer military"!
Are you surprised? Or just reminding me that it was volunteer? Either way, 
I'm aware of this, and we are not complaining. He says that many times it's 
much easier to get up in the morning and not wondering what you're going to 
wear. It's usually specified by the command. The only thing that "gets old", 
as he says, is getting a haircut on an every-other=week basis. If he were 
civilian, he may not get a haircut quite so often.
 >     Know of any all-volunteer public schools (other
 > than magnet schools, etc.)?  Kids don't choose to go
 > to school, other than to attend certain schools.
This is true. But then again, they're children. Parents have to decide what's 
good for the kids - not kids, as they don't have the experience to know 
what's good for them. Children should be given the opportunity to make some 
choices, but important ones (especially concerning their schooling) is an 
adult decision - IMHO.
BTW, I have a question to ask you in private mail - do you have either 
netmail or email capabilities?
                                 -donna
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