That being said, I am deeply disappointed by FRiends on this thread. Mainly in their belief in Chuck Rangel, who is mistakenly feeding the sheep the idea that there is conscription in America right now - maybe on the campuses to join the DNC, but that's for another thread.
Then of course, let us not forget that THERE IS NO DRAFT.
Welcome to the 21st Century, where we are fighting such a thing as assymetrical warfare. There is no more "in the rear with the gear". There are no more REMF's to gripe about in the trenches. We are fighting this one in a series of armed perimeters, where there will be "Gooks on the wire" everywhere you look.
Now did I use enough Vietnam slanguage for everyone who believes that quagmire thing, and forgets that THERE IS NO DRAFT.