So what you're saying is, that since there aren't enough volunteers, we should use conscripts? Not a bad idea in a conventional war, but in a fight that's half PR, having Privates Beavis and Butthead blasting poor Haddib and his family doesn't make a good impression on our primary source of intelligence.-Penguin No, not at all. I was advocating an all-volunteer army.
So what you're saying is, that since there aren't enough volunteers, we should use conscripts? Not a bad idea in a conventional war, but in a fight that's half PR, having Privates Beavis and Butthead blasting poor Haddib and his family doesn't make a good impression on our primary source of intelligence.
So you are volunteering?
This example is a poor one at best. I agree the military should stay an all volunteer force but not because of PVTs Beavis and Butthead. It is rather comforting to know the guys and gals on my left and right are there because they chose to be.
Who said that just because they volunteered that they won't crack?
You have a point about that, but they'd be less likely to crack, since nobody forced them to join.-Penguin
And because they're volunteers they already have experience in combat and know what it's all about?LOL who you kidding?
Not exactly what the OP asks for, but here are some interesring stats.:Total number of inductees for WWII (1940-1946)including draftees before Pearl Harbor10,110,114By Year:1940 - 18,6331941 - 923,8421942 - 3,033,3611943 - 3,323,9701944 - 1,591,9421945 - 945,8621946 - 183,383From here:http://www.rootsweb.com/~miisabel/militaryWWII.htm
No, I was referring to the shock of seeing one's whole life fall apart (being drafted into say, a rifle company) exacerbating whatever further psychological trauma one suffers during a tour of duty.-Penguin
it's swept to the side because we're too worried about the latest celeb gossip or who we can blame from the left or the right.
