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Originally posted by lookout123
the military will fight that one as hard as anyone. those in power in the pentagon walked into a military that had been pulled down by forcing the unwilling to put on a uniform. as much as i love being the the military, i would have to consider getting out if the draft re-instated (as would many that i know)
to date recruiting numbers are on target. this is a political maneuver prepping us for increasing the size of the active duty population.
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It depends on the over-all willingness of the draftees. The US army in WWII was a pretty good fighting machine despite the fact that it consisted largely of draftees. When the draft was used to fight the highly unpopular Vietnam War, the average GI draftee was no more happy about it than the rest of the country, and as a result, pride in serving in the military reached a record low point. My father chose to retire from the military after his second tour in "Nam, in part because he was fed up with riding herd on a bunch of raw and unwilling recruits. His comments about the men under his command in Korea (another engagement where draftees were used) versus those he commanded in Vietnam were like the difference between night and day. I think the military finds the draft as acceptable as its soldiers find it to be.