I was a draftee....every able bodied person enjoys the freedom of this country. While I much prefer a voluntary force in extraordinary times some will be called to serve when needed. It is neither new nor uncommon. It is the price of freedom!!!
I agree that there are times when it’s necessary. I would like to see the former draftees make up the boards. You men understand whether or not the cause is worth it. Sure, there would be plenty of, “I went, you should too.” But there might be plenty of men saying, “This War” is not worth the price of these young men.
Congress was supposed to do that. But we cannot count on them anymore.
>>I was a draftee....every able bodied person enjoys the freedom of this country. While I much prefer a voluntary force in extraordinary times some will be called to serve when needed. It is neither new nor uncommon. It is the price of freedom!!<<
Exactly right. I’m a strong believer that the draft should be MANDATORY for every mentally and physically normal person upon reaching the age of 18. No exceptions.
I sometimes tell people I was a “draft dodger”. Those who know me laugh and say, “Come on, you were in the Navy weren’t you?” My response is, “Yeah, I joined the Navy to keep from being drafted into the Army.” That is just about the truth of it insofar as I am able to understand my own motivation. While going to electronics school I and three of my classmates were chewed out by a CPO for some minor infraction and he started asking us one at a time why we were in the Navy to begin with. The other guys all gave him some high minded spiel about how patriotic they were and he came to me last. I told him I joined the Navy to fulfill my military obligation, in other words to get it over with. He looked straight into my eyes and said, “At least you’re honest.”