Opinions about a possible draft:  Will it affect you/your family if a draft is approved?
913065
You won't have to run to Canada, just claim yourself a Conscientious objector and you're clear.  The link I added is Mr. Rangles original HR resolution he submitted.  There are few exemptions, those being objector and health reasons, but then they will make you do civilian work.  This includes all men and women including those in college (can't hide there this time).  Truthfully I don't believe he wants a draft, but what if his new resolution passes and the passes by senate?  You will all have to do your time.  Read his resolution that was submitted once already and understand what is going on.\n\nOne last thing, if you served previously, they don't have to draft you.  Read your enlistment papers they can just reactivate you if needed.  We aren't excempt from this my friend.
1090318
I don't support the war in Iraq... But if there were a draft tomorrow than I would support it more than I do now.. It would help people understand what it's like to have somebody they know or themselves over there. Maybe they would think twice next time before they blindly follow a president into it...
825039
I'm not so sure that it would be a benefit to our soldiers who are currently training, fighting and giving their lives for this country.  If there is a draft you would get people who don't want to be there, who don't want to be fighting for our country and that may decrease morale of the thousands of guys and gals who have volunteered to do this.  There is no shortage of enlistees right now and I think we should go with the ones who have the courage to sign up without being drafted.  I'd feel much safer for my husband knowing that the guys who are backing him up, want to be there backing him up.\n\nYes, there are people who would do great job if they were drafted.  It wouldn't be because they wanted to but because they wanted to get back home as soon as possible.\n\nEither way, we need to support what they are doing.  \n\nHate war not wars, hate fighters not the soldiers who fight!
843155
It would not surprise me.  I have heard Military officials say that they need more people.  \n\nI am not opposed to re-instating the draft, even in peace time.  We had young men who were a lot more mature when they were alot more prepared for life.\n\nEdit-\n\nI am for the draft being re-instated, but only for men.  If a women CHOOSES to enlist, let her, but lets please not force our women into the Military.   Can we not respect  women like society used to.  You know in the day when a Man would stand up for a woman?  remember those days?  I have no problem with letting the men go out and shoot the guns and protect me.  That is how it should be, that is how God intended it.
420316
There were draftees and when one received\nthe notice, they felt it was their patriotic\nduty to go.  The navy and air force benefited\nfrom volunteers as many wanted to avoid the\ndraft which usually meant front lines in the\ninfantry.  It wasn't until the Viet Nam War\nwhen attitudes toward the draft changed.
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!
784585
No. Plenty of volunteers are available. Not to mention a draft outside of invasion or imminent danger would tear the country to shreds.
11395
The U.S. does not have the draft, nor does it have any plans to implement one.  However, were that all to change, I would be proud to go.  I would much rather go fight (and possibly die) freedom in a place where people will actually appreciate it than live peacefully in a country where many people seem to have forgotten the cost of freedom.
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.
837084
As much as I hate to say this.... Redeployment ..  Reason being is the moment we go to a draft, the Military will no longer be full of Professionals.   \n\nA draftee doesnt care about being Professional.  They are only concerned with doing their time and getting out.  Most troops enlist out of a higher sense of purpose.  Therefore they are there of their own free will.  I know that when I was in I didnt join up to go to Combat every day.  (Wanted to experience it but was hoping that it would be a nice clean sterile Combat experience where no one (Friendly) would die) But that was a risk that I had to take and knew about it.  Still tried to be the best soldier that I could be and be the best leader that I could be.
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.
685881
Only if it becomes necessary.  If a ground invasion of Iran or N. Korea became imminent, you can bet that the draft would be re-activated before the fact, not after the fact.
916769
I think instituting the draft is a terrible idea. You will get undesirables in the military and those who should not be in the service. Bad idea if you ask me. To increase the number of military members, offer greater incentives, such as more money for college, or larger signing bonuses. Rangels idea is to bring back the draft so that our lawmakers think twice before sending their own kids into battle.
839088
This was nothing but scare tactics on the part of the Democrats.  They feel that if they can frighten you with talk of a draft they will get more votes.\n\nAnd the really sad thing is that a draft would hurt the poor because the the upper and middle classes are actually over-represented in the military.  The idea that the military is for the poor and uneducated is nothing more than more BS from the Democrats.\n\n"Recruits from poorer families are actually underrepresented in the military"\n\n"the number of recruits from wealthier families is increasing"
899094
Good question, I am 60 and no longer have to worry about the draft, however I think it should be limited to true national emergency such as a world war. The Vietnam war was a time of turmoil, many protest surrounding the draft. This is what will happen again as the Iraqi war is not an issue which very many people in this country embrace. Time to write your congressmen and tell them your feelings on this important issue.
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.
752884
If by "support the troops," you mean, "bring them back," yes.\n\nIf there's a draft, I'll be relocating to Canada.  I'll be damned if I'm going to risk my life for some idiotic reason like an invasion of Iran.