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Time for Barron and Kai (Original Post) mercuryblues Thursday OP
I'm sure that prospect never entered his stupid head Walleye Thursday #1
It seems that in the trump family mercuryblues Thursday #2
I've never heard of anybody being too tall to serve in the army Walleye Thursday #3
If David Robinson could serve at 7'1 Jilly_in_VA Thursday #6
I think Barron is 6'9" so too tall MustLoveBeagles Thursday #7
NOT too tall! Jilly_in_VA Thursday #8
Robinson was of average height for most of his childhood and teenage years, standing 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) tall in his Celerity 17 hrs ago #22
And he can afford a tailor for his uniforms Walleye Thursday #10
If by "ground troops" you mean infantry, no he wouldn't serve there jmowreader Yesterday #19
Where did Prince Harry serve in Afghanistan? Jilly_in_VA 19 hrs ago #20
Don't bring him into it jmowreader 17 hrs ago #21
Overhead? Jilly_in_VA 14 hrs ago #23
Bone spurs of the BRAIN more like it. ProudMNDemocrat Thursday #5
Barron and Kai are part of the new aristocracy that profits from wars, but does not fight in them dedl67 Thursday #4
Do the children of Greg_In_SF Thursday #9
Yes, especially the chickenhawk ones. Kingofalldems Thursday #11
Well then, Greg_In_SF Thursday #13
Yeah Obama and Biden did not bomb school children. Kingofalldems Thursday #14
That was not Greg_In_SF Thursday #16
What about...? Torchlight Thursday #15
Also Eric is now eligible at 42. Kingofalldems Thursday #12
If their Daddy started a war, yes. mercuryblues Thursday #17
100% Blue Full Moon Thursday #18

Jilly_in_VA

(14,394 posts)
6. If David Robinson could serve at 7'1
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 10:47 AM
Thursday

Then Barron can serve at 6'7 pr 6'9 or however the hell tall he is. Robinson's only problem was that he initially wanted to serve on submarines and he was too tall for that, so he went elsewhere in the Navy. I think Barron is too tall for helicopters (boo hoo) so he might have to serve in the ground troops like Prince Harry did. If it's good enough for British royalty, it's damn well good enough for American pretend royalty.

Celerity

(54,449 posts)
22. Robinson was of average height for most of his childhood and teenage years, standing 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) tall in his
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 01:21 PM
17 hrs ago

junior year of high school (age 16–17). However, during his senior year (age 17–18) in high school, he experienced a large growth spurt and grew to 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m). He had not played organized basketball or attended any basketball camps, but the school's basketball coach added him to the team. Robinson earned all-area and all-district honors but generated little interest among college basketball coaches.

Robinson graduated from Osbourn Park in 1983. He achieved a score of 1320 on the SAT and subsequently attended the United States Naval Academy, where he would major in mathematics and play on the basketball team. At the time the Naval Academy had a height restriction of 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) for all midshipmen, but in the autumn when the new academic year began, Robinson had grown to 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m). Assuming that he was unlikely to grow much more, the academy's superintendent granted him a waiver, but Robinson continued growing, and by the start of his second year at the academy he had nearly reached his adult height of 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m), which later prevented him from serving on any U.S. Navy ships.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Robinson

jmowreader

(53,206 posts)
19. If by "ground troops" you mean infantry, no he wouldn't serve there
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 12:40 AM
Yesterday

I can think of a few MOS he'd be okay in.

He looks good, so 46S Public Affairs Mass Communications Specialist would work. These soldiers work at Armed Forces Network television and radio stations.

92A Automated Logistical Specialist would also be good.

Anything else? They're not going to give him anything that gets him too close to where fighting is happening. The risks of the enemy making a huge public coup by killing a president's son would be too great.

Jilly_in_VA

(14,394 posts)
20. Where did Prince Harry serve in Afghanistan?
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 10:50 AM
19 hrs ago

He might have been a REMF, but he was still on the ground. I can think of a lot of other royalty who served. Prince Philip was a naval officer, as was King George V before his accession. There were dukes who served in WWII, some of whom were actually killed in action or while serving---George V's youngest brother, IIRC, was one. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor fkew a helicopter in the Falklands. The Brits are more willing to allow their precious progeny to serve than Shitler is.

jmowreader

(53,206 posts)
21. Don't bring him into it
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 01:10 PM
17 hrs ago

English royalty have a very long history of military service, and several have died on active duty. We have no similar tradition.

Thinking in sergeant mode, I don’t want any of the Trumps in the military. Even if they were fantastic soldiers, the amount of overhead associated with having Donald Trump’s kid in your unit would break its chain of command and NCO support channel.

dedl67

(226 posts)
4. Barron and Kai are part of the new aristocracy that profits from wars, but does not fight in them
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 10:24 AM
Thursday

Kingofalldems

(40,292 posts)
11. Yes, especially the chickenhawk ones.
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 01:46 PM
Thursday

And the ones who paid a doctor to forge documents so he could dodge the draft.

Greg_In_SF

(1,257 posts)
13. Well then,
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 01:56 PM
Thursday

that would include Hunter, Sasha, Malia, Chelsea, etc. I just don't remember any calls for them to enlist.

Kingofalldems

(40,292 posts)
14. Yeah Obama and Biden did not bomb school children.
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 02:30 PM
Thursday

And didn't claim the war was over again and again. And of course did not call Medicare a scam.

Greg_In_SF

(1,257 posts)
16. That was not
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 08:02 PM
Thursday

your criteria. You said the children of all President's who bombed foreign countries should have to enlist

During the military intervention in Libya, there were civilian casualties, including in areas where schools were located. The military actions were aimed at military targets but involved significant civilian impact.

Kingofalldems

(40,292 posts)
12. Also Eric is now eligible at 42.
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 01:48 PM
Thursday

Last edited Thu Apr 2, 2026, 02:22 PM - Edit history (1)

Since he is making huge profits off this war should he not serve or are rich people exumpt from service?

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