| 2026-06-07 | Polite refusal |
| 2025-10-02 | Polite refusal |
| 2025-07-13 | Gentleman's disagreement? |
| 2024-07-07 | Polite denial |
| 2023-08-29 | Formal denial |
| 2023-04-20 | Polite refusal |
| 2023-02-12 | Navy nay |
| 2022-07-17 | Polite refusal |
| 2022-05-15 | Naval "Negative" |
| 2021-12-12 | Polite rejection |
| 2021-04-23 | Decline in military activity? |
| 2020-12-14 | Negative reply to a general |
| 2020-12-09 | Formal turndown |
| 2018-09-04 | Polite refusal |
| 2018-08-25 | Polite rejection |
| 2015-06-24 | Subordinate's refusal |
| 2012-04-08 | General refusal? |
| 2011-12-01 | Gentle decline? |
| 2011-07-24 | Deferential denial |
| 2011-06-06 | Military denial |
| 2011-05-03 | Polite refusal |
| 2011-02-02 | Response to a general question? |
| 2010-12-28 | Boot camp reply |
| 2008-04-10 | Respectful reply |
| 2008-02-28 | Respectful refusal |
| 2007-06-11 | Polite refusal |
| 2007-02-18 | Polite refusal |
| 2006-07-18 | Respectful denial |
| 2006-03-14 | Recruit's denial |
| 2005-10-16 | Official denial |
| 2005-09-01 | Polite turndown |
| 2005-01-19 | Formal turndown |
| 2004-07-18 | Polite denial |
| 2004-04-23 | G.I.'s reply |
| 2004-01-25 | Private reply |
| 2003-01-13 | Boot camp reply |
| 2001-11-10 | Private reply? |
| 2001-08-06 | Response to a general |
| 2001-04-25 | General denial? |
| 2000-08-21 | Polite turndown |
| 1998-09-13 | Army refusal |
| 1998-03-25 | Private reply, maybe |
| 1997-06-29 | Recruit's response |
| 1997-04-06 | Polite refusal |
| 1997-02-21 | Emphatic denial |
| 1996-07-28 | Private reply |
| 1996-05-12 | Polite refusal |
| 1996-05-06 | Plebe's answer |
| 1994-08-21 | Polite refusal |