Re-institute the Draft?
why the idea is just another Moonbat Misapprehension™September 11 ... we were not attacked by a nation or even an army, but by a group of—in Thomas Friedman’s vernacular—Super Empowered Individuals willing to die for their cause. ... So if the United States is in the process of “transforming” its military to meet the threats of tomorrow, what should it end up looking like? In my mind, we fight fire with fire. If we live in a world increasingly populated by Super-Empowered Individuals, we field a military of Super-Empowered-Individuals.
Ya can't throw just any yahoo into a position like this. It will take a significant math/science background and years of training to make an effective soldier. It will become even more a career option than it already is. Not so much of a "short hitch and on to something else" kind of a deal. It will require more front-end investment in each individual -- even support services will require more hi-tech type training. [what I've heard called REMF, I b'elive?] Therefore, the services will want to hang on to each trained individual for a longer time and will, therefore, need to make their offers very attractive, indeed. Agree? How does real world experience change this view?
Eh, the Draft thing has been rumored every year. Sometimes the rumors never leave the military circles; however, I’ve heard them almost constantly since 1996. I used to work in .mil recruiting, so maybe I was in a unique position or something… but my point still stands. This year it’s reaching hysterical proportions because of the fright of the moonbats. Y’see, they’ve already been rendered obsolete… now they’re borderline extinct. Despite what the War Profiteer says.
Posted by ben on 09/09/04 at 01:37 PMThing is, it’s only the Dems who are pushing the draft idea…
Posted by on 09/10/04 at 01:14 PM
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