Pubdate: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 Source: Des Moines Register (IA) Copyright: 2005 The Des Moines Register. Contact: http://desmoinesregister.com/index.html Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/123 Author: Dean Vendivier Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v05/n1183/a08.html MILITARY WILL KEEP DRUG USER BUT REJECTED ME Regarding the July 26 article, "Soldier Avoids Removal for use of meth": Here I am, a Type 2 diabetic, who has written to everyone from the White House to the govenror of Iowa to get help so I can go over to serve. I can't understand, they won't let me go, but they will send someone who uses illegal drugs when our military has zero-tolerance policy on drug use. They are going to let him stay in because he was able to prove himself as a good soldier over in Iraq. That's all I ask for, the chance to prove I can do my job over there. I guess if I were using illegal drugs I might have a better chance of going. There is something really wrong here. - -Dean Vendivier Fort Dodge - --- MAP posted-by: Beth