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In reply to the discussion: Lawmakers Push For End To Draft Registration In US [View all]Kelvin Mace
(17,469 posts)57. Three answers,
1) Don't expand the military at all, simply use the draft to replace soldiers as they are discharged.
2) Tie it into a national service project where you can recruit 18-24 year olds, but for national service, not military deployment, i.e. make it a jobs program.
3) You make it fair by pretty much eliminating all exemptions. Unless you are profoundly disabled, a job can be found for anyone. Have a heart condition? Fine, you will have access to medical care, nutritious, healthy meals, and regular execise. Seems to me you will come out of the military better than when you went in.
The only way we will EVER turn from constant war-mongering is to assure that the very people demanding war have skin in the game.
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Bring back the Draft with no deferments and every war will require a declaration of war
AverageMe
Feb 2013
#21
Or how about requiring military service to be eligible for Presidency or Congress? n/t
alp227
Feb 2013
#15
No. It won't. It never has. And if you think Congress will pass a fair law to not give exemptions to
uppityperson
Feb 2013
#19
Quite true. Today, war is out of sight out of mind for most. Some might take a quick glance at
RKP5637
Feb 2013
#30
Does that end justify the means? As an undraftable older person, the idea of a draft as
pampango
Feb 2013
#32
I think the social security database is the registration. It knows ones age, gender and in most
Purveyor
Feb 2013
#2
What would a 65 yr old be able to do really? Heck my husband is retired from the military
southernyankeebelle
Feb 2013
#7
Exactly, exceptionally well said. If, this were the case I think one would see the
RKP5637
Feb 2013
#31
This dept of 130 staff could be easily combined with VOTER registration and save states billions.
Sunlei
Feb 2013
#23
There's no draft in Canada, France, Germany, Australia, Japan, the UK, Sweden,
pampango
Feb 2013
#25
I think two years of NON military service would be great along with free college
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#26
edit to add-this could also be a way for immigration change-instant citizenship after 2 yrs.
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#27