“so that makes 50 million or so eligible for the uniform and the necessary training and skills to defend the rest.”
Yes, exactly. Of course, they needn’t all serve at the same time, but say 10% of them at any given time, and it would take a 5 million man standing army. Just to satisfy your demand that people prove their patriotism.
I don’t know about you, but I am against expanding government needlessly. You might want to pay more taxes for that kind of waste, but I will pass.
Sure. You avoiding risking your skin just to keep government small. I’m sure the risk of death or injury had nothing to with it. Luckily, we had better folks available.
I am heartily sick of the excuses I hear while a shrinking pool of “other people’s children” have to bear the burdens to keep this country safe.