[rabbyte]

I don't think I can follow your reasoning. It sounds like you're saying the service record actually is relevant but only in some cases and it's not clear when that is except when it's obviously ridiculous. Did you mean to say his service might not be relevant?

[woodman]

Hmm, I don't know how I could be any more clear - any further distillation would be repetitious. Consider the situation with an eye to formal logic:

Catholicism doesn't allow for condoms. Most Irish are catholic. Therefor most Irish don't use condoms.

The logic isn't sound. The conclusion might be true (I know nothing about Irish birth control), but the statement can't be logically proven given the proceeding input.

The military spies. Most citizens are required to be in the military. Therefor most citizens are spies.

Again, the logic doesn't follow and is obviously flawed.

[rabbyte]

Right but that's not the logic being presented which is why I'm confused. Nobody said that because he has a service record it must be relevant. I may be just misunderstanding, thanks for taking the time to try and explain.