Would you run from a draft?
927222
nope,too old i can't be drafted.and the soldiers that fall today are falling for different reason than the ones who fell around me in the two i fought in.i am not calling them any less but,i am saying they are fighting for a bogus reason.
720469
Drafting is good because everyone is in the same boat.\n\nAll have the opportunity to serve in some capacity.\n\nTrue, your birthdate will determine whether or not you are called up, but it allows for a better cross-section of society, instead of volunteers, which may not always be the best that you could get.
911576
doubt you can do that.most are already retired and i'm guessing the rest already might have tried to serve in the armed forces and were rejected for some reason. Or maybe they served already and didn't renew their service contract,so they shouldn't be forced to serve if they don't wish to.unless of course congress does reinstate the draft and then everyone is fair game.
140791
no. if we decided to, we may have to reinstitute the draft...
804309
I dont agree with the draft, cause you will have people out there who don't really know what they are doing, and you won't be sure if they will have the soldier beside them, their back either. My theory of it is, let them sign up and if they don't oh well. I don't know why they want to do a draft, we have lost enough soldiers as it stands. \nJust bring them all home....and quit deployments! (if only it was that easy)
863514
That might be a legitimate reason not to, but there's nothing to worry about.  There is NOT going to be a draft.  There's no need for one.
653656
Having been drafted and sent to Viet Nam, I would hope and pray the this nation never will resort to drafting it's young people to go off and get slaughtered again.  If you want to join the military that's fine but you shouldn't be forced to unless it really is necessary to protect the nation.  The last time that happened was during WWII.  I believe if our politicians want to send young people off the war they should first make sure all of their relatives are the first to go into battle.  If that was the case we'd never have to use our military again.
818816
I'm in the Navy, so I couldn't be drafted, but if I was needed over there, I'd go.
342061
It's one thing to not volunteer.  It's completely different during a draft when others are being forced into the military.  For example Bush used political connections to jump the line for the National Guard.  He got to stay home while someone else was forced to go to Vietnam.\n\nIn this war Bush has sent the Guardsmen into Iraq.  The very group that kept him safe during 'nam he is sending into combat today.
774131
It is not that we need a draft, it is a play from this gentleman, he thinks that congress and future presidents will be less likely to go to war, if there is a chance, their own children and kids from their home towns will be the ones fighting over there.  As of right now, no person who is high up in Government has a child in the military.  It is okay for my husband and others, but not for their children.  Also, there are a lot of young men that could use a wake up call.  To realize there is more to life than drugs, sex and drinking.  I think it is a great idea.  Your idea is also good, except there would probably be an increase in AWOL if convicted felons were sent to war.  I don't think I would trust my husbands life to a convicted person.  Your unit depends on the trust of every other soldier, and I don't know if that would fly to well with the other soldiers, having to depend upon a criminal, but if they worked in the kitchens and did janitorial work over there, that could be good.  It all needs to be refined.
804469
Draft reinstating was not on the ballot....so no I did not vote for it, nor did republicans.  If it was on the ballot, then I would vote NO...I don't believe that a vote is needed for this action anyway, if the government finds the need to reinstate the draft, they will, this is why boys are required to fill out draft cards at age 18.  The reason the government, no matter which party is hesitant to do this is because it would be very unpopular come the next election.
1006629
Better to have an open window to set up a draft away from your $crotum...
475773
If you think you have a chance to win go for it. Even if you don't win you will still be another voice against sending our soldiers without valid reasons.
522093
Why would there need to be a draft? Heck, one of those idiot communist Democrat congressman, Dingel or Conyers, wrote a bill to reinstate the draft, and only got 2 votes in support.\n\nHaving a bunch of soft, ignorant panty-waists forced into the military harms military effectiveness. Who needs them? Look at all the soft, ignorant panty-waists that were in the military from 1969-75, who not only lost us the war, but are now all weepy and whiny about joining the military.
716097
Yes, the draft is often unpopular.  But also it's not necessary, and it's counterproductive!  The military does not want it.\n\nIf someone wants to enlist, they are generally free to do so.\n\nInteresting how the same Democrats who say they champion people's rights to "privacy" and "personal freedom" (abortion, same-sex marriage, etc.) are pushing a draft, the ultimate state-sponsored coercive behavior.  Seems INCONSISTENT!
1126840
It won't be. For that matter it's a complete myth. The draft is not going to be reinstated. There were far too many problems with the draft. Families were destroyed by it. We have plenty of military strength and people who WANT to go. No draft needed.
908878
I was a Nam era vet who retired after Desert Storm, I worked with draftees, and I honestly believe that the military is better off without them.  Would you want your son or daughter, or your country, to depend on people who care nothing about any of them?  Draftees tend to do the bare minimum to get by, they don't care about their fellow troops or the mission, it's the volunteers, the true patriots, who get the job done.