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To: rabscuttle385
I have advocated for increased opportunities for volunteer service

I don't get it. Anyone can volunteer, for anything, at any time. Why is it important for the government to take action in order to make volunteering possible?

Unless the volunteers will be paid by the government. In which case they aren't volunteers.

This just feel likes Castro's Young Pioneers program.

10 posted on 01/21/2009 6:48:42 AM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: ClearCase_guy

>Unless the volunteers will be paid by the government. In which case they aren’t volunteers.

How does that mesh with the American habit of claiming to have all-Volunteer Armed Forces instead of a Draft?

The fact is, you’re right, and the other fact is you don’t have all-Volunteer Armed Forces, you instead have Professional Armed Forces.


29 posted on 01/21/2009 7:05:56 AM PST by DieHard the Hunter (Is mise an ceann-cinnidh. Cha ghéill mi do dhuine. Fàg am bealach.)
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