Bush Picks an Ex-Marine as Chief of Selective Service

[NNN0LHI]

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGA36RAF0JD.html

CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - President Bush has picked a former lobbyist and ex-Marine as director of the Selective Service.

Bush said Tuesday he intends to nominate William A. Chatfield to the post.

The Selective Service would provide manpower to the military if an emergency forced a draft. It collects young men's names through the Selective Service registration system.

Chatfield is currently a government relations consultant with Kindness and Chatfield Associates in Washington.

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[gratuitous]

1. I find the timing . . . interesting

So, Chimpy takes time out from his lost mon--er, working vacation to appoint a new SSS chief. Quite interesting.

Also, I thought for a second the picture of the "Bucs Fanatic" on the page ad was that of Chatfield, and I thought, "Who is this clown?"

[tom_paine]

2. Notice how they glossed over his lobbying career

"Private Lobbyist" my ass.

Who'd he work for...Enron, WorldCom, Halliburton?

This scumbag is Bushevik to the core (like all the rest of the Free-Market Stalinists appointed by our boy-Emperor).

[ianbruce]

3. First task should be making Chimpy do push-ups...

... till his arms explode for his desertion from the National Guard.

[oneighty]

4. Foul!

I understand that as a Vet I would not be eligible to sit on a draft board.

Do not need a Vet in charge at the top.

Vested interest?

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[NNN0LHI]

5. You are right. He would not qualify to sit on a local draft board.

http://www.sss.gov/FSbrdreq.htm

BOARD MEMBER REQUIREMENTS

An important component of the Selective Service System are the citizen volunteers who comprise the Local Boards, District and National Appeal Boards and Civilian Review Boards. Local Boards, District Appeal board and Civilian Review Board members are appointed by the Director of Selective Service after being recommended for their respective positions. National Appeal Board members are appointed directly by the President of the United States. However, no matter who appoints these board members, they are all chosen using a set of guidelines. This ensures that the most competent individuals for the job are appointed.

All four boards have several guidelines in common. Board members must be: citizens of the United States; at least 18 years of age; not an active or retired member of the Armed Forces or any reserve component of the Armed Forces; able to devote sufficient time to board affairs; and willing to fairly and uniformly apply Selective Service law, regulations and procedures.

In addition, each board has several unique requirements:


(1) National Appeal Board members cannot have served as a member of the board for an accumulative period of more than five years.

(2) District Appeal Board members must be residents of the federal judicial district geographical area over which the board has jurisdiction and they cannot have served as a member of a Selective Service board for an accumulative period of more than 20 years.

(3) Local Board and Civilian Review Board members must be residents of the county or political subdivision in which the board has jurisdiction and they cannot have served as a member of a Selective Service board for an accumulative period of more than 20 years.

Local Board, District Appeal Board and Civilian Review Board members may not be employed by a public or private enterprise to handle Selective Service matters or hold a position in private or public enterprise with duties that would be incompatible with the duties of their respective boards.

Individuals who are interested in becoming members of a Selective Service board, other than the National Appeal Board, must apply for the position and be interviewed before they are considered for appointment. An individual interested in applying for a local board membership application may do so on-line.

[oneighty]

7. Yes!

I was gonna apply for a seat.

Me: You want a deferment for what?

Yeah. I can see why a Vet might not be welcome.

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[TacticalPeek]

9. Technically, it says "active or retired".

Maybe plain old ETS is not a bar. (Unless you count the Ready Reserve)

[oneighty]

13. I am

Retired.

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[TacticalPeek]

6. Makes no sense to have a career guy from any branch do this.

But I think any attempt to reinstitute the draft is certain and swift political suicide, in the current posture and threat level.

(Although, if it were one part of a compulsory universal national service program, I might could see it. However, such a program ain't about to happen.)

[AndyTiedye]

14. MIHOP comes first

> any attempt to reinstitute the draft is certain and swift political suicide, in the current posture and threat level.

Which is why they will have to have an "incident" first to jack up the threat level.

[Jacobin]

8. Tuning that baby up, aren't they

Look out!

Here it comes!

Iran, Syria, NK and its anybody's guess who's next.

Sign up your sons and daughters to see the world!!

:-(

[LifeDuringWartime]

11. the world?

maybe canada...

[zbdent]

10. Hey, is Diebold going to run the machines picking out

the lottery numbers?

This is one case where you don't want to be the number 1 draft pick.

[phgnome]

12. This is very scary

It looks very much like there's not going to be a fair election and the plans for chimpy's second term have already been drawn.