Reply #8: No, this is a good time for a test.

[tabasco]

The leadership of this country is talking about a "generational war" and a "100-year" war. It might sound insane to us, but Selective Service has no choice but to take them seriously. The armed forces, especially the Army and Marines, are in a dire personnel situation. Thousands are still being impressed into service with stop-loss. Junior officers are leaving in droves. Enlistment is not up and previous shortfalls have not been fixed. Selective Service is doing the right thing. I get what you are saying, but could Bush tell the SS to not test? That would work like when they tried to cut combat pay. Blow up in their faces.