Posted on 10/14/2022 5:06:33 AM PDT by hardspunned
Overview of What Would Occur if the United States Returned to a Draft:
1. Draft Authorization: Congress and the President
A national emergency, exceeding the Department of Defense’s capability to recruit and retain its total force strength, requires Congress to amend the Military Selective Service Act to authorize the President to induct personnel into the Armed Forces.
2. Activation of Selective Service System
Selective Service activates and orders all personnel to report for duty. Reserve Force Officers, along with selected military retirees, begin to open Area Offices to accept registrant claims. Local, District Appeal, and National Board members are notified to report for refresher training.
3. The Lottery
A publicly attended, nationally televised and live-streamed lottery is conducted. The lottery, a random drawing of birthdays and numbers, establishes the order in which individuals receive orders to report for induction. The first to receive induction orders are those whose 20th birthday falls during the year of the lottery. If required, additional lotteries are conducted for those 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 19, and finally 18.5 years-old. Learn more here.
4. Orders to Report to MEPS
Induction notices are sent and registrants may now make claims if desired for a postponement, deferment or exemption. Inductees report to a local Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) for induction. At MEPS, registrants are given a physical, mental, and moral evaluation to determine whether they are fit for military service. Once notified of the results of the evaluation, a registrant will either be inducted into military service or sent home.
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Ugh.
“I believe a unity of purpose...” —> “I believe a lack of unity of purpose...”
“If people are not willing to service...” —> “If people are not willing to serve...”
You do understand that the people’s will has nothing to do with it. When the draft has been reinstated in the past it has always been wildly unpopular. Of course, you are aware if you’re drafted and don’t report, you will spent more years in federal prison than you would have in the army.
Yep, understand all of that. I think more people will evade the draft as a percentage of eligible draftees than did during Vietnam.
Like said, you think the Russian mobilization was hoot, wait until the first US draft numbers are drawn.
We shall see!
They can f the f off.
I don’t have to back anything up. I made a claim, and I honestly don’t care if you don’t believe me.
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