[Chainmail]

Honestly, no, the defense budget could never handle every single able-bodied young man we have - but it would be a great thing to have many more good men volunteer for service instead of what the DoD has to resort to now - huge bonuses to lure top candidates, recruiting women for jobs they really shouldn't be in, etc.

I'm sorry I have been caught whining about my experiences during my war. In my idealistic view, if we had had a massive turnout of tough, able volunteers, the enemy would have folded quickly.

I know now that the vast majority of the troops we did have were employed to support a 10,000 mile logistic and maintenance bridge and there were only 10% or less in direct combat - so we would've been few no matter what the recruiting situation would have been.

Sure has made high school reunions tough, though. None of the manly football team members joined.

[RedStateRocker]

40 years later and I’m *STILL* pissed off that my hearing kept me from passing my armed forces physical (4 times, man did I ever want to go)....