Shades of our last years in Vietnam
By the end of this recruiting year, the Regular Army, Reserves and Guard could fall short more than 50 percent of its projected requirement, or about 60,000 new soldiers. And according to many recruiters, quality recruits are giving way to mental midgets who have a hard time telling their left foot from their right.“The bottom line is that Recruiting Command is in trouble,” says another recruiter with almost 30 years of service. “The Army has re-instituted ‘stop loss,’ which is basically a backdoor draft. They’re stopping people from retiring or completing their enlistment and leaving the Army. They do this fairly often, mostly in August and September, depending upon how far behind they believe they’ll be at the end of September.
Maybe the U.S. can stem the need to enlist Americans into overseas imperialistic campaigns in lieu of immigrants eager to earn American citizenship by proving their mettle on the battlefield.
Or perhaps we can depend on robot grunts to perform the prescribed killings. Less moral conflict with machines wreaking death and destruction on those less fortunate to be placed in the path.
Comments
"Since 1980, the Selective Service System has discharged its mission of preparing to manage a draft if and when Congress and the President so direct. The House action proves that the Selective Service has gotten no such direction. That being the case, the Agency will maintain its readiness as required by law, and to register young men between the ages of 18 and 25. That mission has been reaffirmed frequently by successive Administrations and by Congress under the leadership of both parties."
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THERE HAS BEEN A SYSTEM SET UP IN CASE A DRAFT IS REQUIRED SINCE 1980 "if and when Congress and the President so direct".....DID YOU NOT REGISTER FOR SELECTED SERVICES WHEN YOU TURNED 18?
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"Almost all male U.S. citizens, and male aliens living in the U.S., who are 18 through 25, are required to register with Selective Service. It's important to know that even though he is registered, a man will not automatically be inducted into the military. In a crisis requiring a draft, men would be called in sequence determined by random lottery number and year of birth. Then, they would be examined for mental, physical and moral fitness by the military before being deferred or exempted from military service or inducted into the Armed Forces. "
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The Selective Service System's Role in the War on Terrorism
The Selective Service System remains in a standby, caretaker status. On Wednesday, September 18, 2002, in response to a question about the draft, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld indicated that there was "not a chance" of reinstituting the draft. According to Rumsfeld, the military is successful in attracting and retaining talented people in sufficient numbers.
It would take legislative action by the Congress and implementation by the President to reinstate a draft in an emergency.
The Selective Service System, like all Federal agencies, is ready to accomplish its missions. While no heightened measures have been undertaken to bring the Nation closer to reestablishing conscription, young men are reminded that they are still required by existing Federal law to register with Selective Service within 30 days of their 18th birthday. Late registrations are accepted, but not if a man is 26 years old or older."
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"It would take legislative action by the Congress and implementation by the President to reinstate a draft in an emergency."
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IF YOU REALLY WANT TO START THE DRAFT UP, I SUGGEST YOU WRITE YOUR CONGRESSMAN