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muriel_volestrangler

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21. I don't think a draft will be introduced in a Western country

Reply to greymattermom (Reply #20)

Tue May 9, 2017, 08:59 AM

May 2017

The countries that do have compulsory military service are moving away from it, and modern professional armies don't want to have to train loads of unwilling recruits. Sheer numbers of infantry are no longer seen as an important military tool. It's a leftover from the days of trench warfare, controlling empires, and cold war proxy fights.

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