All volunteers that's whats in our military at this time. Excuse me, that means they want to be there. It means that they believe that they are indeed serving their country.
It is simply amazing that some would have you believe that they are ignorant slaves, indoctrinated, and somehow unaware that they are so stupid as to want to serve and risk their lives for their country.
Its like how the media played over and over the heartbreak and anger of the mother of the dead soldier on TV month after month. She was against the war and hated everything the military stood for. SO! What! It was her Son that died and it was her son who was a volunteer willing to sacrifice his life and sadly did. It does not matter what she thinks nor anyone else. She brought shame to the memory of her son and anyone who tried to exploit his death for their own beliefs. He died a hero, regardless of how he died, and he died doing what he wanted to do and for that WE ALL owe him the honor of respecting that he was doing what he felt was right.
The present volunteer services are indeed the best way to fill the ranks, all there because they want to be. However, if the situation demands more men and women, in arms a draft may be necessary and should be required of all able bodied persons.
I remember reading that the US had some several hundred thousand or so men in the army in 1916 and shortly after we started to mobilize for WWI we had grown to 4 million men under arms.
Same to say about WWII except the number would be even greater. Without the draft we would have definitely lost WWII and this little discussion would not be needed. Most men were in fact draftees in all wars many were not happy at all about serving. Yet, they did so and fought and died in places not remembered.
It was the Democrats that took apart the 600 ship Navy and closed base after base in the US and abroad. They continually downsized our military forces and put us in the shape we are in.
I do not have to be told about the draft dodgers of Vietnam and the Jane Fonda types, most were just YELLOW to the point that they wrapped their coward asses in the anti war movement. I do not need to be told about the ones who were favored with questionable deferments while those less fortunate or blessed were called to fight in a war when they really would have preferred to stay home. A lot of those men and women died over there serving just the same. They were hero's each and everyone of them, black white or brown.
I am sure every war has had those "Fortunate Ones". If a draft is instituted at any time in the future I will support it and I hope that there will be a way to stop that BS practice, however, I bet there will still be a way to avoid service for those more fortunate.
I have faith that anyone called or at least the vast majority that would be drafted will serve and fight our enemies where and when asked. If necessary they will die defending this nation and I am sure they would have rather not been there.
To those that do not believe that a draft should never be activated under any circumstance, I say you really need to read more of your history, you really need to study the enemies that we have faced.
Give carefull thought as to what would have happened to your great grandparents, Grandparents and your parents had we lost to any of them. YOU WOULD NOT HAVE EVEN EXISTED to have this discussion.
I have studied extensively for over 30 years WWI and WWII and you do not have to dig very deeply to get a real understanding of what the JAPS or GERMANS would have done to the Military POWS and or the civilian population of the US had they won. Those not taken to the nearest pit to be shot would have died in labor camps in a very short time.
Each and every person that lives in this great country and enjoys the freedoms that she offers has a moral duty to serve her in time of peril in any way they can.
Those that do not want to can pack up and go to the great country of their choice. I am sure they would find great freedoms, maybe France, Iraq, or Pakistan would welcome you with open arms as a great friend.
Well just my 2 cents ...
