Posted on Jan 12, 2021
Fact check: Biden, like Trump, received multiple draft deferments from Vietnam
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/09/16/fact-check-biden-received-multiple-draft-deferments-vietnam/ [login to see] /
Time to get this party started! This one's for all you RP'ers that kept saying "Trump dodged the draft; he's not qualified to be CinC"! Hey, ho, so did Joe! Hey, ho, so did Joe! Still think Joe's qualified to be CinC or has your tune suddenly done a 180?
Time to get this party started! This one's for all you RP'ers that kept saying "Trump dodged the draft; he's not qualified to be CinC"! Hey, ho, so did Joe! Hey, ho, so did Joe! Still think Joe's qualified to be CinC or has your tune suddenly done a 180?
Fact check: Biden, like Trump, received multiple draft deferments from Vietnam
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Sgt Jordan Foster
Freedoms to what? Wake up? Drive to work? Go home? Feed my kids? Honestly I don’t see how my freedoms are being taken...PO1 Mary Vermont
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PO1 Mary Vermont
I believe that but you will. I’m sure your liberal or you will see it already. Conservatives have been silenced so you aren’t one of usSgt Jordan Foster
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LtCol Bruce Janis
Give it a chance to be implemented. Trust me, you will know it when it hits home. remember those military payraises of the past 4 years, kiss them goodby.
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Sgt Jordan Foster
I do believe I received it under the Obama administration... so why would it be taken away? And in terms of pay raise the substantial pay raise is when your E-6 and above everybody below is just happy with uniform allowance. Now I do understand and appreciate your rank time and sacrifice to this country so I can’t speak for officers. But what’s pay for a E-2? 8 years ago it was around 750 to 800 every two weeks and 1000for E-4s and this is with No bah. Pay has went up almost three hundred dollars since then. And so has the cost of living.... LtCol Bruce Janis
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There will be whataboutism and but, but, but... because hypocrisy is the only constant with them.
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People didn't say he shouldn't be CiC because of that. It's he lied about bone spurs to defer then bragged how he knows more than generals because he went to military school. I believe Trump played sports in high school and had no medical issues ever documented until the draft. Then he made conflicting statements on the bone spurs.
We all know rich people found ways to avoid service in Vietnam. I have never seen anyone deny that here or excuse it. It happened. Actually more were drafted in WWII than Vietnam. But Biden did release his medical records.
https://allergylosangeles.com/allergy-blog/joe-bidens-allergies/
"His physician is correct that many patients with allergies also suffer other allergic diseases such as asthma, eczema or food allergies. In Vice President Biden’s case, he had exercise induced bronchospasm (asthma) when he was younger. This happens when a patient after exertion develops tightness and wheezing in his/her chest. The treatment for this is an albuterol inhaler, 15 minutes prior to exertion or Singulair 10mg (montelukast) 2 hours before exercise. Albuterol can also be given when it does happen too. If symptoms of exercise induced asthma are frequent, it may be advantageous to use Singulair daily as a preventative measure and it can also be used to treat allergic rhintis."
So he could have still played sports and had asthma. Especially if he used an inhaler. And still could have caused a deferment simply because he was diagnosed with asthma. My oldest brother developed asthma later in life. He never had breathing issues as a kid. Did 3 years active,got out, came back Reserves. His unit was mobilizing when I was at basic and he had two asthma attacks. His CO said he wouldn't deploy him. He got a medical discharge.
The difference between Biden and Trump, Biden never has said he knows more than generals or anything that Trump has. There's no requirement for military service to be POTUS. That's fine. But as CiC if you've never served don't say you know more than generals if you never served in any capacity. And Trump never released his medical records.
We all know rich people found ways to avoid service in Vietnam. I have never seen anyone deny that here or excuse it. It happened. Actually more were drafted in WWII than Vietnam. But Biden did release his medical records.
https://allergylosangeles.com/allergy-blog/joe-bidens-allergies/
"His physician is correct that many patients with allergies also suffer other allergic diseases such as asthma, eczema or food allergies. In Vice President Biden’s case, he had exercise induced bronchospasm (asthma) when he was younger. This happens when a patient after exertion develops tightness and wheezing in his/her chest. The treatment for this is an albuterol inhaler, 15 minutes prior to exertion or Singulair 10mg (montelukast) 2 hours before exercise. Albuterol can also be given when it does happen too. If symptoms of exercise induced asthma are frequent, it may be advantageous to use Singulair daily as a preventative measure and it can also be used to treat allergic rhintis."
So he could have still played sports and had asthma. Especially if he used an inhaler. And still could have caused a deferment simply because he was diagnosed with asthma. My oldest brother developed asthma later in life. He never had breathing issues as a kid. Did 3 years active,got out, came back Reserves. His unit was mobilizing when I was at basic and he had two asthma attacks. His CO said he wouldn't deploy him. He got a medical discharge.
The difference between Biden and Trump, Biden never has said he knows more than generals or anything that Trump has. There's no requirement for military service to be POTUS. That's fine. But as CiC if you've never served don't say you know more than generals if you never served in any capacity. And Trump never released his medical records.
Joe Biden's Allergies and Asthma (A summary) - Los Angeles Allergist
Joe Biden's allergies are significant according to his released medical report. He has a history of seasonal allergies and is taking multiple medications.
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SFC Kelly Fuerhoff
PO1 John Johnson But it is because Biden has medical records to prove the asthma diagnosis and he probably treated it like everyone with asthma. Even then. People who develop it during service even get kicked out...
There's really no comparison.
There's really no comparison.
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