re: Is a&m actually a military academy?

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Bill Clinton took the ROTC route to avoid going overseas, too

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Did he commission? Perry did and served in the Air Force for 8 years.

Not even remotely comparable.

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If Rick Perry wanted to heroically serve his country after graduating high school, he would've directly joined the military and deferred his college education. 

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You basically just said that anyone who takes a commission and doesn't enlist doesn't serve heroically. Only a piece of shite would make that claim.