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By Armen

As a 2L, I flirted with the idea of joining the JAG Corps of one of the branches of the military. When interviewing with an Air Force CPT, I asked, "so what sets the Air Force apart from the others?"

His answer is the topic of a Time article via Yahoo. While the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps combined are asking for an increase of $12 billion in their FY09 appropriations, the Chair Force is asking for $19 billion. Back to the CPT. He said, with a deadpan expression, "Well, we at the Air Force have the best facilities. Even if you are stationed in a forward operating area, like Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. where there is no Air Force base, then there will surely be an Air Force only area at the base that will have the best facilities." I laughed at this, so he went on. "No seriously. We spend all our money on kick ass facilities. We have the best gyms, the best mess halls, the best everything. The Army likes to spend its money on ammunitions and stuff to blow things up. The Navy buys ships. We just build awesome facilities. And if ever need new bombers, we just go to Congress and ask more. I mean what are they going to do? Say no?"

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In unrelated news, The Shark, the law student blog of Cal Law, has an interview with Boalt 1L Veronica by Abony H (also a Boalt 1L).

Full post as published by Nuts & Boalts on February 22, 2008 (boomark / email).