[piasa]

True, the sole purpose of draft legislation today is so politicians can use the threat of a call up to frighten college kids, etc., so they will vote a certain way.

[Alberta's Child]

I don't even think they do that. I don't know a single person in my high school class who registered for the draft with the understanding that he would ever actually be drafted.

We have so thoroughly turned warfare into a TV and video game extravaganza that I think most young people are completely disconnected from it.