Ms Sue Griffin Dear Sue, This is not normal. The gentleman concerned was obviously a very determined character. Full credit to him for beating the system. You must remember, snail mail was the only way the military used to move documents, such as personnel files, around. It is extremely possible that his service records from each of his enlistments had been filed and forgotten. Hence his ability to keep volunteering. Just summising from what you wrote, it would seem he volunteered when he was sober, as every good Australian did, but his bouts with the bottle defeated him, hence his discharges. Best Regards Paul Kinney >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: AUS-MILITARY-D Digest V03 #48 >Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 12:00:03 -0700 > ><< message2.txt >> ><< message4.txt >> ><< message6.txt >> ><< message8.txt >> _________________________________________________________________ MSN Instant Messenger now available on Australian mobile phones. Go to http://ninemsn.com.au/mobilecentral/hotmail_messenger.asp