Can you name some that come to mind? This includes state and federal government.
This may seem like a stupid question, but are they legally exempt from overseas service?
2007-07-29 17:32:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Matt Blout, governor of Missouri, is a reservist and has seen duty in the Gulf.
Trent Brown of Platte County Missouri, state representative, was wounded in the Persian Gulf while serving in the legislature.
2007-07-29 18:51:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Donald Rumsfield was in the Navy reserve when he was a Congressman.
He had to resign from the Navy reserves when he became Ford's Secretary of Defense.
Then afterwards, he went back in the navy reserves again, untill he retired as a naval capt in 1989.
2007-07-30 00:53:28 · answer #2 · answered by jeeper_peeper321 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's true. But when activated, they don't have to go using a dumb excuse as better serving the country as a politician. Something else, many are on total or partial disability for something like suffering a skin rash.
2007-07-30 00:38:57 · answer #3 · answered by Don S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a number of the congressmena nd senators are reserves....a larger number of state reps serve also...
2007-07-30 00:37:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its called a loop hole and another reason why I hate them since they are only on the list so they never get called up .
2007-07-30 00:39:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋