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In reply to the discussion: WILL there be a military draft? [View all]Ex Lurker
(3,918 posts)11. The only draft I could envision
is for specialties, like medical fields, or certain tech skills, if they aren't able to fill their needs through recruitment. That has happened on occasion with doctors-I believe Korea was the last time. Modern militaries don't need massive numbers of troops any more. It takes so long to train a soldier now that by the time a draftee knows enough about soldiering to be of some use, his/her enlistment would be up. You need someone who will be there for at least four years to be worth investing in their training, and that length of service would be politically unfeasible barring an existential national crisis-I'm talking alien invasion or the Yellowstone Caldera blowing up.
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Too politically inconvenient for the powers that be.. so no, not a draft
nadinbrzezinski
Nov 2015
#3
Not on your life. The Generals would all quit in protest. It's a brave new world...
cherokeeprogressive
Nov 2015
#8
I believe the Pentagon wants an all-volunteer force recruited from the permanent underclass.
Ron Green
Nov 2015
#9
No. Forcing people to kill others is not a liberal concept. Liberals fought against the draft when
pampango
Nov 2015
#12
I do not want one, and not asking if people support one, just if they think there will be one
uppityperson
Nov 2015
#23
The question is usually "should there be a draft". The answer to that is always no
uppityperson
Nov 2015
#22
you asked why this question pops up, and seemed to misunderstand what I asked
uppityperson
Nov 2015
#33
No. If you have a large enough pool of people who can't find full-time work elsewhere,
winter is coming
Nov 2015
#26