I waver on this issue.
I see the benefits of the draft but I also see one huge drawback.
Our military was never in sorrier shape than when we had conscription. Take a fighting force and fill it with people who do NOT want to be in the service, never mind a war zone, and you have a recipe for disaster.
Our military quality on every measurable scale I've ever seen from morale to readiness is improved due to the fact that we have an all-volunteer service. Everyone who IS there, CHOSE to be there.
Those two sides are still having arguments in my head.
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