Drafting people in war????????

Billy11B

Selective service is a tool to register everyone in case they are needed for the defense of the nation. I would hope that if we were in a war that threatened the survival of the United States you would feel obligated to do whatever was necessary to defend it.

A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America " for an amount of "up to and including my life." That is Honor, and there are way too many people in This country who no longer understand it.

Republican Mom

I think you're an idiot. There is NO more draft and Congress will never reinstate the draft. The recruitment numbers for the military have not dropped off the charts as most liberals and MSM would have you believe. They have remained steady. And also despite what you are willing to believe, the reenlistment numbers have increased. Don't want to fight for your country - you don't have to - but you had better be glad that there are millions of people willing to do what you don't believe in.

TNT

Quote.....i don't believe in making someone fight for a country especially if they don't really care about anyone their.

My answer......Then leave

duushbagel2

you are complaining about something that doesn't even take place anymore. If they do re-instate the draft I know the best way not to get drafted....enlist.

nannyjankins

If it is necessary to protect the country, then it is the civic duty of every citizen to go to war and protect our freedom. That's as long as the war is legal, and necessary.

ManBeast

A draft would go far in helping with the punk problem. If these young morons insist on shooting then give them other targets than each other.

Libra Girl

Many young men felt this way during the Vietnam war and left the country or went to jail because of it. Was this fair to the other men who were dying over there? No. I believed alot of the motivation behind their objecting to the draft was fear. Understandable. But if you think terrorism is just something that is going to go away, you are dead wrong. My neighbor went to seminar given by a Homeland Security agent and he swears the next hit on the U.S. will be against our children. Would you care then? Would you sign up then?

SFC_Ollie

I think that there is a time when all men who are able should serve their country. In your case remember that you remain free only because of the efforts of better men than yourself. Now go thank a vet.

SFC
US Army
Retired

Rachel B

yeah, you and all the 62 year old hippies who have been saying the same thing for the last 40 some odd years

Anna T

I completely agree, but often it just isn't that simple. If another country is going to go to war with you, you can't simply ignore it and not have a strong military. So while war and fighting is wrong, as of right now in the world, it is still necessary for the US to have a strong army especially with so many countries having nuclear weapons.

don't agree

FunkyCardinal

A draft is intitiated if and only if we are in a war, and we were running out of troops to fight.

sandcatsle

Selective service is the draft. They just aren't calling people from the list right now. There have been several people who have called for the end of selective service, but not much has come of it. If you don't want to be drafted then don't register with selective service. However, if you don't register, you can't get any government assistance for anything (student loans etc.).

If this really bothers you, join a grass roots organization to get rid of selective service. As far as serving in the military, getting enough people to fight is generally not a problem when there is a reason to fight.

Jefferson

We enjoy many rights in this nation that other nations do not recognize as God granted rights - those rights are bought and paid for with great sacrifice by the men and women of our armed services, a sacrifice that is all too often abused, forgotten, or unrecognized. Without that sacrifice, our nation would cease to exist. If there aren't men and women willing to make that sacrifice, then the draft may be returned.
What do I think of it? I think that by and large the American nation does not value the freedoms that they enjoy as dearly as they ought, that there is a sense of free entitlement that is revolting. If compulsory service brings back even some small notion of just how precious our freedoms truly are then I think it worth it.

Kenneth B

I think its every citizen duty too provide for the common defense and promote the general welfare of our nation. yes we should have a draft,it trains a force at all ages through time,who could step up in times of need. volunteer army cant cut the mustard when it happens,nothing against them,I know i was a drafted. a draft get all the talent of a nation. also we could use the force for good works too like health care field.

Nick H

Most people who are drafted don't even see the battle front. For every soldier that actually fights there are 5 other people hired (or drafted) to support that person. Example: for every ground solider hired the army will hire a medic, intelligence officer, etc.. Personally I think it's constitutional and okay for the government to do.

Mariner85

In today's military, it would hurt them to draft people, for several reasons:

1.) Volunteers are more faithful and dependable than draftees
2.) Today's military is far too technical to draft, equip, and train a large mass of draftees. Most of those people wouldn't be able to fit the billet of a specialized soldier/sailor/marine.
3.) Drafting, training, and shipping over a division would take up to two years. Look during WWII, some divisions that were formed in 1942 were not in England or France until the fall of 1944 or Spring of 1945! If you think that's changed today, get a clue! It would take even longer today!

Keith

Being in the military to fight off invaders is a completely different thing than invading a country that hasn't threatened anyone.

Troy H

We're the only 100% volunteer fighting force in the world. If you don't like the 'possibility' of the US Draft move to Korea, or Israel, or any other country and see how it feels. Better yet head on over to Somalia or some of the worse off countries and see what it's like to be kidnapped and forced into battle by the local warlords for no money and scrap food. Feel lucky if you live in the US where you don't need to worry about things like that, and can get on this website and say things like that.

Tom M

How many times do we need to answer this...
The ability to raise an Army to meet opposing armies is vital to our nations security...

Don't like it leave...find a place to live that better suits your ideals

BobApril

I don't think we need a Constitutional amendment on the subject, but I agree - the draft is not a good idea.

First, it destroys unit morale, which is absolutely critical to a modern professional military force. If I'm on the line, I'd rather have an empty foxhole next to me than some guy who was forced to be there, never wanted to go, never paid attention during training, and so on.

Second, arguably if there aren't enough people volunteering to support a war, then the war probably doesn't deserve to be fought. If we were invaded, you can bet there'd be plenty of volunteers.

REDWINGS!

I don't agree with you at all. You should be willing to fight for your country to protect the people there, if they do draft again then ya a lot of people will get all pissy, but i'm goin into the Navy whether I get drafted or not.

you live the right to be free because of the people who fought for you.....if you don't like the country you live in then get the hell out

army446-lovin the U.S.A.

if one wants to join the fruits their country has to offer, then they should be ready to answer the call when their country needs them, i'd be proud to serve my country, even if i was drafted

bigboom1984

you're an american.. serve or leave. you don't get these rights we all take for granted for free. grow up and respect those who serve please.

redwingboy13

I can't say I am for the draft but I am for fighting wars and standing up for America and all that is right. I believe that if we back out of the war we are in right now, or back out of future wars for that matter, it shows that we are weak and scared. We need wars to prove we are the better more powerful country. And if that means draft, so be it. If we need more troops the draft is a necessity. I believe this country should be looking for fights.

jamie s

Many soldiers joined the military before Iraq.. And had to fight in a war they disagreed with.. Same concept..

I disagree with a draft.. But sometimes wish we had one.. I hate the fact that so many can support a war soo much, yet do nothing to "really" support it..

Sometimes it seems.. That wars.. Only protect the privileged.

N. Cognito

The draft is not any part of the Constitution. Conscription is diametrically opposed to the concept of freedom. If the government can't make a factual case for war that is sufficient to convince enough volunteers to join, then the war doesn't need to be fought.

cuffofizz

You have to elect the right people so that you only fight in conflicts that you feel are justified. Drafts are very unpopular and probably won't happen any time soon unless we are attacked again while we still hve alot of forces in Iraq. I would not worry about it to much.

audrey

they arent going to do it and im glad
pax

Brett D

I think you need the police to protect people who cannot protect themselves and you need the military. my mother says she is a passavist but you should see her when she gets dissed. however if every american was a passivist then a couple of invaders in a row boat could take over your country. with the sophistication of amercan weaponry and the fire power that accompanies it though I don't think you will ever need to mobilize millions of men and women like you did in the first and second and vietnam wars again. so I wouldn 't worry too much.

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