I agree, but the military brass don’t seem to like the idea.
Too many malcontents, I suppose.
The anti-war riots and demonstrations disappeared overnight once the draft petered out. Nobody cared about “war” or “peace”. The motivation that put those crowds in the streets and on campuses in the late 60s and early 70s was self-interest. Too many of our young adults would rather take it easy than go to Fort Riley. The draft will not work for a sinking society. Draft dodgers have too many “outs” from heavy drug to sudden conscientious objector syndrome.
Let’s just try to get back to a point where we can keep flaming faggots and trannies out of the Army and the Navy.
This has always been the standard argument in any discussion, as if that settles it. Think about it though - it’s not as if anybody in civilian leadership cares what the brass thinks, particularly in recent decades. They do what they are told, right?
I’d sure be interested in hearing a few examples of the author’s countries that are in similar geopolitical situations. I was stationed there, and as I recall there were some alternative forms of service but it wasn’t much better. It was just something people had to do. Favoritism for celebrities, that’s a tough one. Hm.
Yeah. I can think of some great reasons for the draft. The President should mention bringing back the draft, just to hear the howls of protest from the usual suspects alone would be worth it.
That may be, but with the qualified pool of qualified potential volunteer recruits currently shrinking, it’s tough enough as it is to fill critical billets.
What I would envision would be greatly lowered standards to accommodate the influx of the mentally/physically/morally and ethically deficient. Then, diversion of leadership cadre, resources and funding to find something relevant for the snowflakes to do...perhaps forest-fire fighting, or manning sensor checkpoints along the borders to free up Regulars to focus on warfighting...just a thought.