Let's encourage students to serve

One topic I never hear of but would like to see addressed is why don't those in leadership positions encourage students coming out of college to serve their country in military service. I would like to read that, during a commencement speech to the Yale University graduating class, President Bush invited them to join the military and reap the same lifetime satisfaction and benefits that he derived.

Edward L. Arnold

LCDR, USNR (Ret.)

Endwell, N. Y.

THE ARMCHAIR VACATION PLANNER, WITHOUT A COMPUTER

One of our members called to alert us to the fact that the article "The Armchair Vacation Planner" [The Officer, May 2004] offered only Web sites as sources for information on military travel discounts. He asked that we list telephone numbers for those readers who are not yet online. Although the majority of the sites mentioned in the article were Internet only, a few do have toll-free numbers:

11th Hour Vacations: 888-740-1998

Armed Forces Vacation Club: 800-724-9988

Army MWR Travel: 800-462-7691

FLAUSA: 877-7FLAUSA

Military Vacations.US: 877-772-2100

Military-Travel.net: 800-275-9183

Military Travel Store: 800 244-2001

USAA Travel Services: 210-282-9090

Thank you for bringing this to our attention!

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