I am not in favor of starting up the draft again. It is involuntary service.
Almost all of the draftee’s will serve well, do they duty and get out when their time is up.
But a number will be dragged kicking and screaming into service and become every First Sergeant’s nightmare taking up far too much of the unit’s time and energy.
Also the service time will have to be short to remain politically palatable to the American population. It was two years the last time and I would assume it would be similar if reinstituted.
Special Forces training is two years long from street to graduation.
Is the training worth the amount of service you’ll get out of the trainee after AIT.
The Military does not need everyone to reenlist - but they do need to get some bang for the buck out of their troops who only do one tour and out.
And bringing back the draft is the left’s dream. Think of all those college protests being brough back.
“And bringing back the draft is the left’s dream. Think of all those college protests being brough back.”
Much of what you say I agree with. However, it comes down to this for me; when the general population believes that they or their sons, nephews, etc, are to precious or above to serve, then this country is done, just a matter of time. An example, imo, O’Rielly has been ranting lately, like the idiot he is, for a mercenary force. I have lying believed that this would be the natural progression as a result of our all voluntary military. Should this occur, the illusion of the citizen solder will be gone - forever.
Two year enlistments have been used off and on for many decades, which recently have actually meant 15 months of active after schooling.
Navy Two Year Enlistment Program
“Known as the National Call to Service (NCS), the program provides the Navy and the other military services a new way to reach a group of young Americans who otherwise might not serve in the military because of the length of traditional enlistment options.
Editor’s note: As part of the FY 2003 Military Authorization Act, Congress mandated that all of the military services implement the National Call to Service Program.
The program works like this: A recruit enlists under NCS and incurs a 15-month active-duty service obligation following completion of initial-entry training. The 15-month obligation begins after a Sailor has completed his or her respective Navy School. Navy Schools can run from three-months to 18-months depending on rating.”