On Tue, 31 May 2005 09:33:01 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>I was in the reserves and never in the regular armed forces. I remember
>going away on exercises for two weeks and eating in a field kitchen. It
>was cafeteria style and along with the selection of bacon, eggs, sausage,
>oatmeal etc. was a big pan of baked beans. They didn't seem to bee too
>popular, and each day I went back for breakfast there was the same pan
>full of baked beans, getting drier and drier looking each day with large
>craters developing on the surface.
There is no shame in being part of the guard or reserve. You were part
of the military, be proud of that never down play it. The guard and
reserve have a long and proud history in peace and war. I had several
reserves in my unit on both of my combat tours.