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To: Greg Swann
Counter proposal:

Instead of a draft, put some training behind the Selective Service. 1 day per year during the birth month for 4 years, teach call up procedures, keep the admin and physical records up to date. Train in first aid, marching, weapon (M16) familuarity, range saftey and let them fire 10 rounds. Pay above minimum wage for the one day.

Call it the Inactive Reserves. After the 4 years, go back to the way it is now by just keeping track of where the folks are.
23 posted on 12/31/2002 10:41:21 AM PST by taxcontrol
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To: taxcontrol
Two better ideas:

1. Introduce marksmanship classes and competitive sports as a standard feature of high-school curricula, using the same "persasions" used for the rest of the federal educational agenda (i.e. either threaten to cut off funds for not doing this, or end the practice of threatening to cut off funds for not doing any of a thousand other things).

2. Introduce a lifetime tax exemption earned by a fairly long and distinguished military record (perhaps at least ten years including at least one combat decoration above the earnable-by-stapler-accident level). The ideal would be for the recipients to be rare enough not to severely damage the tax base, but common enough to salt the population with examples of how much better one can live without Uncle Sam on one's back.

3. Sell tapes of Rangel's head exploding upon having his bill amended (i.e. title jacked up on blocks, asinine original contents completely removed, and the above installed in its place).

36 posted on 12/31/2002 1:25:43 PM PST by steve-b
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