On 20 Jul 2004 12:31:39 GMT, Charlie Self wrote:
Doug Miller respons:

because that is the only claim i made. the PERCENT is falling, not actual
numbers.

SO WHAT?? That doesn't mean a damn thing, unless you know what it's a
percentage OF. And you don't.

Yabbut, the OP made similar claims. Jump him, too. Or, better yet, let all this
die,

Well, the OP hasn't continued with it for a week as Fred has.

This is solving an equation with two variables. R1 is last year's
reenlistment number, R2 is this year's. Unsolvable mathematically, look:

R1 R2
--- ? ---
106 96

Can't reduce it, can't solve it. Meaningless to compare.