Posted on 05/31/2018 9:11:16 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
That is probably main reason the left doesn't push for a draft and discourages voluntary military service in general.
“Not only would the conscripts be scared of their own shadow, they might believe as the enemy does and side with them at the worst time and get a bunch of good men killed. “
In my war (Vietnam) where I was along side conscripts, many did not like the war, but did there job anyway, maybe not to the best of their ability, maybe a little dope smoking going on. Some went AWOL, a few deserted. But they never would have sided with the enemy.
Today’s culture is different. I tend to believe your statement as it applies to today. How sad it is that our nation slid into the gutter and slowly going down the sewer.
We had a draft through the Vietnam war. I wonder how many could pass the physical today with over 30% grossly obese? How many cell phone addicts and dropouts, plus game players could be real military types? I don’t know.
Israel has a draft I believe.
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