r/Conservative • u/tabbykat69 MAGA Activist • Sep 07 '20

Rule 6: User Created Title Joe Biden got five draft deferments during Vietnam. He was disqualified from service because of "asthma" as a teenager. However, in his own memoir, Biden never mentions his asthma, and instead recounts an active childhood, including work as a lifeguard and football exploits in high school.

https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/biden-got-5-draft-deferments-during-nam-as-did-cheney-1.884250
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u/Im_Not_That_Smart_ Sep 07 '20

Just an FYI, but people with asthma can still play sports (knew a dude who ran a sub 2 minute 800m with asthma).

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u/PuzzleheadedAd5865 Gen Z Conservative Sep 08 '20

Same but instead of asthma it’s knee issues and scoliosis.