a military draft.

[WalterMitty]

i was sad to see chuck hagel mention a possibility of a draft.  fortunately, i beleive he wasnt serious.  he just wanted to get his name in the papers, being the little john mccain that he is.

the military draft is a horrible idea.  it was a failure.  the all volunteer 'professional' army has been a huge success.  now, im not saying we wouldnt ever need a draft again, but it should be reserved for absolute EMERGENCIES.

disclaimer:  im too old to get drafted, so im not making this post out of self-interest.

[ShapeShifter]

When you say emergency? What do you mean by it?

Personally, an emergency for me is if the United States was attacked on our own soil. In other words, I would be for the draft if our land was attacked. Personally, I don't think we would need a draft for such an extreme situation.

I am against using any draft to send anyone overseas. But when it comes to defense, that is another story.

[opebo]

We don't need a draft, we need to allow our exsist troops to kill our enemies, 'collateral damage' be damned.

[WalterMitty]

by emergency, i mean a very extreme situation.  

most 'draft advocates' are using 'fairness' as a reason to reinstitute the draft.  that is funny because the vietnam era draft was anything but 'fair',

[WalterMitty]

according to the selective service web site, age 25 would be the cut off.  the draft lottery would begin with 20 year olds..