> Bruce wrote: > And this falls into a theory that I have. I have always said that we > need to do like most other countries do. Have compulsory military > service for 2-3 years for all American's when they hit 18. No college > deferments or anything like that.
Mostly I agree, although I wouldn't limit it to the military. I would include a CCC-type option amongst others as well as a federally funded internship program after that, but that's a different thread. My point is more around how draftees vs. professional warriors perform. I don't think there's a comparison so it brings into question the whole notion of draftees. WWII's famous Easy Company trained for 2 years I think, for this very reason. Put another way, if we have to force people to join the military to defend our country then the country might not be worth defending. Our challenge to both solve the problem of a vibrant and professional military and a population that's invested and engaged in our society. That doesn't seem to exist now. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:258175 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
