re: #179 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

See my 170, the book made it clear military service was not the only option. Their is a passage where Rico asks a nurse what happens if someone fails the physical and gets laughed at. The nurse’s reply was that if a blind paraplegic showed up, he would still pass and the goverment was required to find him a place to contribute even if that meant counting caterpillars by touch, since they could not discrimate against anyone wishing to serve.

Yes indeed. That just always seemed to be in a uniform to me when I read the book. I could be wrong about that. I think we both agree on the main premise though being sound.