What's this I hear about the draft!?
925080
It was a way of making a point, Though this certain person has brought up the subject before, it is a way to deter Republicans from going to war by making it a possibility for those who come from all sorts of backgrounds be it rich or poor have to go fight as well. . Meaning Senators and Congressman's children to have to go no matter what. Well that's what i got from this news article. Read it and make your own opinion :)
877433
Ain't gonna happen, and with good reason.  Soldiers these days are not cannon fodder --- they are highly trained specialists in the use of advanced weapons.  And you cannot recruit, let alone retain, people qualified to do this with a draft.
1054140
It's just so screwed up, we are just little pawns in the governments quest for power, our lives don't mean much to them apparently. I'm 20 years old and my boyfriend and I are constantly harassed about going into the army by recruiters and there is never any talk of war just promises of money and career advancement, that's how they trick you into signing up what they don't talk about is that you may not come back alive to reap the benefits! I wish I could buy a beer bottle and break it upside their heads!!!
1050433
When we get so over-extended that bringing back the draft becomes a real possibility. This war or police action is a mess. I would not want my son ( he is nine) risking for a military venture that is this badly planned. I am not sure If George W.  would go to Iraq. Do they serve Jack Daniels there?
807842
The military is not for everyone.  The draft should be used only as the last option.  I think this is the democrats way of finally destroying the military.  They have tried every other way and so far it hasn't worked.  This will surely do it. \nsigned.....a vet
778067
There are rules for consciencious objection to being drafted.  Check it out.
738097
Absolutely it is a draft... it is a backdoor draft.\n\nLike you said, an 'involuntary' extension... the key word is involuntary. If you ask those ppl would they have volunteered had they ever imagined being forced to extend their tour of duty, the answer would be NO.
944229
No one will be drafted. And the war will end soon enough. At the rate of enlistment and VOLUNTEERING...there will never be a need for a draft.
948882
While I have no recollection of any of that happening in the late round, I'm more likely to believe you saw a replay of Vernon Davis being drafted.\n\nUsually during the draft, they don't have cameras set up at the home nor do they invite potential 6th or 7th rounders to the draft as they generally have minimal name value outside of a RB or QB from a big name program that didnt perform well (ala Tom Brady, Marc Bulger, etc.) enough to be drafted early on.
388776
we have to wait for the draft
213419
ive heard that if you are an officer you had to request discharge in writing. in your case go down with a bunch of friends say ,"give me the papers" and dont say anything else. call ahead make sure they have the papers and have them identify the papers while your on the phone [ dd214, whatever,etc] if you didnt sign anything to reserve a job i think its bs... anyway i enlisted way back in '66 and ever since i've thought recruiters are a bunch of low life blood sucking cowards... especially the young ones who should be out there doing the fighting if thats what they believe in ... and i dont care if they already did 2-3 toures ..instead of "hustelling" young impressionable children into  a possition where they may have to kill for a living.. and live [ if they're luck] with it for the rest of their lives... hey if you want i'll go with you to sign the papers! they piss me off lieing punk cowards that they are .they used to get paid commision .. i dont know about now.. if you think about it they are the worst kind of child molesters!
1038893
No, there is no draft, therefore they signed up of their own freewill. It does not exempt them.\n\nBanger, seriously since you asked this under law & ethics and are getting alot of yes's verus my only no- please post under military, perhaps active duty people or vets can help you better.
362651
Erm, not sure what you mean about the Bills finally waking up, Moon? They did NOT conduct the greatest draft I've ever seen, though they did improve a bit on day two. Still, they made several reach picks and threw away a draft pick unnecessarily. They also passed up a chance to solve our quarterback problem by grabbing Matt Leinart when he dropped into their laps with the #8 overall pick. So, trust me, many of us in Bills country are pretty upset about this draft.\n\nAs to what I see happening next, well, the mini camp in May will introduce all the new draftees and hopefully begin the competition for quarterback (which will be settled in training camp and the preseason, assuming we can identify a starting QB at all). The Bills need a lot of work and I am still not happy with the decision to hire Dick Jauron over Mike Sherman as head coach, so this upcoming season (perhaps several seasons, alas) isn't looking too good. I'll keep you posted, ok? :)
746476
You gullible people.  As much as I would like to see one, there won't be one.  \n\nIt's election time!  Can't you see you are being sucked into the Demosocialisticrat's  psychological campaign tactics?  \n\nIf not, please DON'T vote!  \n\nThere seems to be no shortage of enlistees at the recruiters' offices.  \n\nI support a draft and I support our troops but I do not neccessarily support the war.  How you ask?  Simple.\n\nMaybe the fear of a draft will wake the lazy, irresponsible, ignorant young people in our country today, the hell up and they will find out that their percious "freedoms" which they like to abuse and take forgranted is not FREE!  \n\nThe rich will dodge the responsibilities of duty and the leftisit will cry like they did in the 70's.  Run away then, there's always Mexico and Canada, or maybe New York, that's where the Clintons went.  Bill avoided the world issues while in office for 8 years while the Dems were "in power".  So why are we still having problems now?  If they could have done it better, why didn't they back then?  Now a draft?  Something tells me that we are ALL getting screwed here in the next 4 years!  \n\nWasn't the whole IDEA of there being a draft brought up by a Democrat IMPLYING that the Republicans may initiate one?  \n\nAnd people fell for it!  I don't recall anyone saying there was going to be a draft!  \n\nI can support the draft because I already did my 11 years in the Marine Corps.  I volunteered to go.  I took my commitment seriously, and I would do it all over agian, even if it killed me.  How many others can honestly say that?\n\nIf they were to recall me, I would gladly go.  It was my job and my life for a long time, why should I complain?  It was my choice to begin with.
797710
Rangel does not really want to bring back the draft.\n\nHe is making a point about how this war is being fought primarily by people from low income backgrounds; that if there was a draft and everyone's kids were at risk the nation might think long and hard before going to war.
785536
Short answer: No draft is imminent.\n\nLonger answer: In order for a draft to begin, Congress would have to pass legislation calling for it, the President would have to sign that legislation, and the Selective Service System would have to ramp up to implement it.\n\nThere's no likelihood that a draft bill, such as Rangel's, will ever make it to the floor of the House for a vote unless there is a severe EXISTENTIAL threat to the U.S., i.e. without a draft, we are going to be invaded, conquered and occupied.\n\nIf such a bill did make it to the floor, it would likely fail on a vote. \n\nIf it passed the House, it would likely fail in the Senate.\n\nIf it passed in the Senate, the President would likely veto it.\n\nIf the President vetoed it, it is not likely that either the House or Senate, let alone both, would be able to muster a 2/3+1 veto override vote.\n\nAnd if it made it past all those hurdles, it's not entirely unlikely that we'd see a bunch of politicians hanging by their necks from lamp posts the next day.\n\nI am a local board member for the Selective Service System. I had a recent communication from my Area Training Officer that all board training for the remainder of the year has been canceled. If anyone thought that a draft was coming down the pike, Selective Service would be beefing up its training of the boards that would have to administer the draft, not canceling it.
893785
The draft is a good thing. If our country needs soldiers then damnit you should serve when called upon. ITS LOYALTY. If you don't like it, then get the hell out and move to pakistan.\n\nWomen always biiitch about being equal if not better then men. If thats so true then they should be drafted as well.