Navy Retirees Forced to Return To Duty
It seems that we are spreading our
troops too thin and the Navy needs more volunteers. I will be 37 this next December and if that is
not too old I am definitely going to enlist.
Keep the faith and eat more possum
This is what you can expect any day now:
YOU HAVE BEEN CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY
OFFICIAL NOTICE
The US Navy has called you to Active Duty.
Because of the current shortage of military
personnel, you will be
receiving orders calling you to active duty. The DOD has decided that your
services are needed on board a newly commissioned patrol ship to operate
in the Persian Gulf, so you will be joining your shipmates in the next
couple of weeks.
This will be tough duty for an elderly man like
you, but, in the face of
the present manpower shortage, you must answer your country's call to duty.
You will receive orders in a few days, directing
you to your home port in
time to meet the ship, which will be returning from shakedown training.
They are a ragged and scurvy lot, rather young and
rough; no doubt they
will need extensive training.
Best wishes for a very rewarding cruise.
I have attached a photo of your new crew
Best Regards,
Donald Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense
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