Sameer's that much closer to joining the Marines. If he can run fast enough... Cheers, RAH ------- <http://www.creativedestruction.com/archives/000740.html> Creative Destruction Contracted! "I, Sameer Girish Parekh, solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. That I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God." So yesterday I went into the OSO's office to get contracted and submit the waiver. It's sort of a weird contract, because it's a "conditional enlistment" in that it only really means anything if I am actually selected, and there's still two minutes of run time to go before I have a chance at that, but it's a step. I'll find out in a month if my waiver is approved or not. Posted by Sameer on May 2, 2007 7:49 AM | Permalink -- ----------------- R. A. Hettinga <mailto: rah@ibuc.com> The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/> 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'