[barb-tex]

The first Peacetime Universal Military Training act was passed in 1948 by a Pubbie Congress, so the idea in not original with Rangel. They felt that UMT would shape up the soft youth, Little did they know the would be drafting troops in three years for combat.
barbra ann

[JRandomFreeper]

This is a marginally constitutional issue. Does congress control the nature and make-up of the military?

Yes.

Can they require that I show up at the local drill field with 50 lead balls, powder, and patch? Yes, or today's equal.

Can they require that I serve in a non-combat role? Maybe.

Is it a bad idea to use force to make people learn military things? Yes. (Use a gun to force someone to learn to use a gun. What could go wrong?)

For practical logistics, strategic, and tactical reasons, the draft sucks. Any military that uses needs to be crushed.

/johnny