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Offline Zimme83

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Re: Re- instate The Draft
« Reply #30 on: Yesterday at 01:29:35 PM »
What do you need basic soldiering for? When was the last time that was needed on US ground?  :cheers:

To deal with Denmark and the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth i assume.
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Offline Tracerfi

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Re: Re- instate The Draft
« Reply #31 on: Yesterday at 04:36:17 PM »
The draft is always suggested by those who don’t have to do it.
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Offline Eagler

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Re: Re- instate The Draft
« Reply #32 on: Yesterday at 05:08:55 PM »
Yep

That goes for the entire war experience doesn't it
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Offline Maverick

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Re: Re- instate The Draft
« Reply #33 on: Today at 09:21:32 AM »
Outside of actual conflict, the majority of suggestions for the draft are merely a suggestion to correct poor or nonexistent parenting. The military is really not the proper place to expect a person to mature into a productive and adult part of society. The old canard of go into the military or go to jail by a judge is just kicking the can down the road and forcing the military to be a "parent". Assuming the miscreant can actually qualify for service.
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Re: Re- instate The Draft
« Reply #34 on: Today at 10:43:06 AM »
The draft ended about a month before I joined up in Aug '73. The military was good for a lot of kids like me who didn't want to go to college yet or couldn't afford it. Got paid while learning a trade and earning the GI Bill. It could be good again some day.
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