Re- instate The Draft

[UpMaKilt]

This kind of stuff cracks me up.

[Chris79]

What do you need basic soldiering for? When was the last time that was needed on US ground? 

Self discipline, team work, and to learn basic skills.

[Busher]

What do you need basic soldiering for? When was the last time that was needed on US ground? 

Kinda sounds like the military might be quite busy on USA soil soon.

[1Cane]

Have any children and if so would they be eligible?

    What difference does it make if I have children? Did your children Serve?
    Oldest son 3 tours Irag retired Army
    Youngest daughter husband retired Army
    Oldest daughters husband retired Navy
    Oldest grandson 5 years Army

[RUSH1]

We've got a guard unit next to our shop and on occasion  they will do timed runs.  Let me just say that it ain't pretty.   

[RUSH1]

Kinda sounds like the military might be quite busy on USA soil soon.

If so, what a shame.  Didn't have to be like that, did it?

[AKIron]

Won't be no draft unless/until we need it. Technology will compensate for the weak bodies and minds to a significant degree. Hopefully.

[AKIron]

In the later years of the Iran Iraq war they were throwing pre-adolescent children at each other. 5 year old children were being sent ahead into the mine fields to sweep them. Foolish to imagine this could never happen to you if you do nothing to prepare.

[Oldman731]

Three separate Branches
    First Armed Forces 30-month enlistment
    Second Border enforcement and transportation of illegals 36- month service
    Third would be conservation Unit, Maintain Federal land, orderlies at hospitals and grounds men
     maintain border right of way 36-month enlistment
     All take the same basic training before their separate advanced training/no wash out till failing basic
     training for third time
    No deferments
    Both sexes
    Draft by lottery

With one exception, I'm for this.  That exception is the "draft by lottery."  You should get to pick one of the three, but everyone should be drafted.  Otherwise, some people get an unfair head start.

From an individual perspective, being in a service gives you a better appreciation of life, and what you have to do with it.  I've known too many people who went from high school straight to college, and came out on the other side with no clear idea what to do next.

From a society perspective, having your son or daughter in harm's way may counsel your views about overseas interventions.  If we'd had the professional army of today in 1965, we might still be fighting in Viet Nam.

- oldman

[1Cane]

With one exception, I'm for this.  That exception is the "draft by lottery."  You should get to pick one of the three, but everyone should be drafted.  Otherwise, some people get an unfair head start.

From an individual perspective, being in a service gives you a better appreciation of life, and what you have to do with it.  I've known too many people who went from high school straight to college, and came out on the other side with no clear idea what to do next.

From a society perspective, having your son or daughter in harm's way may counsel your views about overseas interventions.  If we'd had the professional army of today in 1965, we might still be fighting in Viet Nam.

- oldman

   At the end basic given a choice of which branch to go into.  this would depend on Branches needs.
   When I went through basic, I had played college football and worked in construction, it was not that tuff for me, but I did lean down. There was a weakling who could not do 10 push-ups. They rode him so hard by the end of basic he was doing one handed push up with either hand. It was made clear you did not want to be a recycle and start basic over. Thus the idea of three shots at basic before wash out

[Mayhem]

Ummm,

This isn't the 1960s Vietnam era.

Every job in the military has standards and requirements like an ASVAB score and physical fitness.

Most American's Can't even make the physical requirements to serve.

Getting out of the draft would be to easy. Smoke a joint; it's legal in more than half the country or Play connect the dots on the asvab, fail your physical, Get Fat, Be an emotional woke soyboi.

A draft will never ever happen and lets be honest Conscription/Drafts are flippin slavery and should be considered a human rights violation, they deteriorate the over all quality of your armed forces.

I would much rather serve with some one that wanted to serve rather than serve with some one that was forced to serve against their will. I would never trust a Draftee/conscript to cover my arse then the ball goes up.

I voluntarily served as an eleven bangbang.

[AKIron]

With advanced technology integrated into so many areas within our military adequate training becomes a must. Readiness requires an adequate number of well trained troops. It takes time. If we go to war we'll go to war with what we have ready.

[fuzeman]

    What difference does it make if I have children? Did your children Serve?
    Oldest son 3 tours Irag retired Army
    Youngest daughter husband retired Army
    Oldest daughters husband retired Navy
    Oldest grandson 5 years Army

Very large    for their service. And no children to serve here.

[AKIron]

 My oldest son served in the Army guard for a while. My youngest son wanted to but a torn pcl in highschool football interfered. I've discouraged all 10 of my grandsons from joining. None have any interest now. Things turn around who knows.

[Animl-AW]

The draft is always suggested by those who don’t have to do it.