Pssst.
A draft will be very difficult when so very many can’t qualify for service. The explosion of Rialin in high schools is a disqualifier, not to mention weight issues.
The dirty little secret about recruitment has always been that Biden being off-putting was never most of the problem.
“The dirty little secret about recruitment has always been that Biden being off-putting was never most of the problem.”
Why not enlighten us as to what the real problem is?
I volunteered under Nixon and got the hell out under
Carter.
I would have been a lifer, but Time-in service counts more than skill so I left.
I did get a STEM degree later.
Paid for by VA and Boeing CAG,
But resetting from a SSgt
to a Junior officer was not
what I wanted to do.
Both ranks are treated like Shiite.
I think the 3rd most populated nation on earth would manage to find enough males to draft if we needed them.
What is Rialin? Is that really an explosive substance? I've never heard of it, especially it being as prevalent as you make it sound.
The weight issues could be taken care of in boot camp.
The biggest problem with the draft is training, disciplining, and instilling camaraderie among angry malcontents who don't want to be there. The NCOs tasked with carrying this out simply do not possess the toolset required, seeing how they volunteered and have served exclusively in a military of volunteers since the day they enlisted.
Imagine being an E5 or E6 and trying to order some former blue-haired Antifa type to go execute a task. "F*** YOU SARGE! I DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR THIS!"
These people would be toxic to morale and flat out dangerous to be around.
And yes, I know many draftees served with honor and courage in the past. But let's be honest, that was a different America.
Today, the juice ain't worth the squeeze and while I respect Rob Schneider, he's wrong on this one.