[ansel12]

As a former professional soldier I share the contempt for conscript troops that every professional soldier has had throughout history.

I was Regular Army during the draft and never felt that way, I doubt draftee General James B. Vaught feels that way, 93% of those of our WWII Army, were draftees.

Personally I think that draftees would be superior to 42 year old grandmothers and 35 year old single moms. We would sure save a heck of a lot of money on the first 2 years of wages, day care and other family concerns, and Gynecologists.

[allmendream]

Do you believe in a government of limited and enumerated powers?

Do you believe government has the power to compel military service at the threat of imprisonment?

Do you see how that is involuntary servitude?

Do we have the inalienable right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness - or only so long as we are not of military age and drafted?

Believe me - as a member of the Armed Forces I had little autonomy as far as my own life and liberty - and my pursuit of happiness had best be following orders - or it is the brig. But that was A-OK - because I was a volunteer.

I wouldn't want to serve alongside conscripts whose only choice was Military or Prison. It devalues the service of volunteers, and conscripts generally make unreliable soldiers.