10-04-2004, 02:49 PM
MEAT,Oct 1 2004, 02:23 PM Wrote:The draft is inevitable. I probably shouldn't say this, but I know someone personally high up in politics who says there is a bill going around quietly that *will* pass in late October with a draft on it.
It won't pass. Not so long as the Military stands firm in it's philosophy that an all volunteer force is more effective than a mixed force. And I don't really see that happening anytime soon.
MEAT,Oct 1 2004, 02:23 PM Wrote:I find this deeply, deeply disturbing, but it is unavoidable and that is the truth! The armed forces aren't getting nearly as many recruits as they had hoped for with their aggressive advertising and campus recruitment plans of late.
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The only thing that is unavoidable is mealy-mouthed politicians who wish to redress the problems with today's youth by forcing them into a Military Selective Service. It makes far more sense for Congress to bring salaries in the armed forces up to par and provide signup bonuses than to institute a draft of the unwilling into the services that don't want them.