do you think they should make you draft to go to the army ?
919023
With the Dems in I don't think it will happen- unless absolutely nec to defend our country and we are in a world war- but also its a huge question of the quality of ouer military personell- we do better with those who volunteer and want to go in- and are ready to do so that those dragged in by a draft.
350162
Presently the United States does not have a draft. All individuals over the age of 18 are required and suppose to register. I am not sure that even that is being enforced.\n\nPrsently you are not required to enlist unless you want since the military is now an all volunteer force.\n\nWhen we did have a draft, based on your age and draft status you were issued a draft number. There were several ways to avoid the draft of which the primary one was to attend college, you had to be enrolled, your enrollment status was checked and  verified.  The other most popular was was a medical deferrement, where it ws determined that you were not medically able to perform the duties of a military person. Some medical deferrements were temporary. For the ones that had permanent medical problem you were classified 4F and undraftable.\n\nIf you did not want to be drafted you were required to attend a college for education, but your status changed if you were found not attending college as you stated, some that did not attend college but lied and said they were were, at times, placed at the head of the line and given a lower draft number ensuring that they would be drafted.\n\nSome that did not want to attend college or be drafted left the country. Most of them that left the country went to Canada. That was the chioce they made, not to be available for the draft nor attend college to eliminate being drafted. They were called draft dodgers and was subject to arrest upon returning to the United States no matter their age.\n\nIn my opinion they had a perfect out by attending college for 4 years after which they would have had a diploma. At the age you would have been by the time you got your degree around 21-22 and possibly married which you could get another deferrment for being married and having to take care of your family. Even if you were not married and you were still drafted after finishing college, with your degree you could go into the service as an officer. I fail to see the reason for being a draft dodger, except you did not want to be responsible. \n\nYou could have attended college and bettered yourself instead of leaving the country.\n\nI hope this has been of some help to you, good luck
682952
No. I think that's a horrible idea. We want military troops who are Americans and are willing to die for their own country, not forced or coerced...that would not only mean they wouldn't do a good job for us, but it would be another thing for them to cry about..."My son went to war for you...so now you have to let all fifty of his closest relatives in for free and in the front of the line!" \nNO THANKS!
37043
Sorry Jack, I love my country but I am not going to let my only son, whom I was told I would never have, to enlist in the military. I think that since he is the only son, they won't take him anyway. Besides how mature and responsible are 18-25 year olds. If they draft, they should take the 30-40 year olds. They have more sense.I am against the war in Iraq but if we need to go to war, I think we should send all the criminals who are in prison instead of using our tax money to feed them mf.
1050744
College, if that is an option for you.  Only people who can't get into college should be forced to consider the Army as an option.
985328
NO! no draft... look into the draft during Vietnam... I still think that is the worst thing this country did.. took young men, straight out of high school, whose biggest problem was whether or not a certain girl liked him, to throwing him out of a plane in the middle of a jungle to run for and fight for his life, and watch his friends die in front of him, with hardly any training. It's sad.. and the US learned from it, and it will never happen again-and no democrats do not want a draft because I'm a democrat and I sure don't
173460
Maybe we should start the draft before we start a THIRD WAR!  Maybe we can just call up the cub scouts, since everybody is already deployed.
813580
No to the Draft. If things get rough and personal, I guarantee you that we have plenty of brave souls who will run to enlist. They will make America proud.
764117
Talk to your local Army recruiter.
880205
A draft is sometimes a necessary evil. It seems that these days, more than at any time in the past, people have forgotten that freedom is not without cost. In order for a society such as ours to continue, sacrifice must be made. Those who came before us made such sacrifices. A sense of entitlement does not guarantee you get what you want out of life. This society depends on the efforts and sacrifices of it's citizens.\n\nI did my hitch as did many other in years past. And like many of those who did serve in past wars on foreign soil, I would gladly go again. I find it hard to understand the mindset of those who incessantly complain about the possibility that they will have to go do their part. Do you enjoy your freedom to vote? Freedom to travel from state to state without having to show papers to cross the border to another state? Enjoy being able to speak freely your opinions loudly and without fear of being whisked away in the night never to be seen again? It does not come free just because you were hatched. Someone, somewhere in the past did what was necessary to make certain you have these freedoms. \n\nPut up or shut up? Absolutely. Time to suck it up and grow a pair.
363089
Women should be drafted.  As much as it would be a drag for my daughter to be drafted, if I expect her to have equal rights and opportunities everywhere, then this should be no exception.\n\nIdeally, there should be NO draft at all, but I worry that an all-volunteer force won't be enough for another four years of a republican president.
797109
You can speak with your guidance counselor at school. Also, you can look up your local Army Recruiting Station in the Yellow Pages. If you are talking about the mandatory draft register that everyone does, you can go to the post office.
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.
323050
I think that serving your country is an admirable thing to do.\n\nIf you're attending college and are in training, you will not be sent to war.  You're training.  Unless something terribly dire happened and a draft had to be reinstated, you won't be sent to war if you're in college ROTC.
735313
I want to be in the military. And that stuff that one person said about not being educated is so not true. I have the 3rd highest GPA in my school and my parents are more than happy to pay for college, its the fact that our country needs our help right now that i want to join. and that person who said that is just on of the countless Americans who take our freedom and our way of life for granted. I AM WITH YOU ALL THE WAY!! I think its great that you want to join
497810
It's the people's duty to protect the thing that protects them. I don't believe in the draft, myself, but I can see it's uses. Think WWII, the draft there worked to great effect for our nation and the world. If we had a draft now, though, we results would be very different.
4318
You are required to be registered with the selective service between the age of 18 and 25. However if a draft were to be constituted in the US, current selective service reforms suggest that a lottery would be held with young men turning 20 up first. \n\nThe likelihood of being drafted in the US depends on many factors. First and foremost is the need for more soldiers. With the current situation the US is in, it remains unlikely that a draft would be issued. However world events could quickly change that. \n\nAll in all, you can never fully "stop worrying" about being drafted. If a crisis were to warrant it, anyone (traditionally only males) could be drafted. It would start with those turning 20 within that year, and spread out to affect those young down to 18 years old and upwards toward 25. Local draft boards would be the deciding body as to whether you were to be drafted or not if you fell within the age specifications. If the need were there, those older than 25 could also be drafted.