As war looms ahead, the youth of America feels that a draft may be in order. Some feel that if such a draft were to be instated they would find alternate means to avoid the draft. Talk of moving to Canada, joining colleges avoiding the draft, and many other scams to avoid having to go to war. Now, a draft now is highly unlikely. Yet a draft has been considered a "bad" thing. People think it is wrong to call upon you without your consent to fight in the Army. If such a draft existed now, what would the reaction of the U.S. populous be? Drafting has been thought of as a bad thing, but when you look at the facts and you consider reason, drafting is a very good way to keep us out of trouble.
At the beginning of 1941 the U.S. Army had 1,460,998 men in their ranks. By the time the U.S. declared victory over the Axis forces in 1945 the U.S. had over 8,266,373 men enlisted. No one can deny that the United States involvement in the war led to the victory over Japan and Germany. The United States issued a draft starting at the beginning of 1941. As soon as the forces of America were large enough, we devastated the Axis powers. Now some think that having the draft was uncalled for, and that we had plenty of men to fight for the Army all ready, yet at the beginning of the war America had less men in their ranks then Germany and Japan had. Instating the draft proved to be very successful and led to countless victories and enough men to keep the battle in our favor. It is not likely that the world would be the same today had America not instated the draft.
Now that war with Iraq is getting close and many people feel that the war could start any day, questions of reinstating the draft have come up. During the Gulf War the U.S. had 540,000 troops involved, only half of which actually experienced combat situations. Right now America has 1.4 million troops in its service and already 250,000 troops are awaiting combat orders on the borders of Iraq.
According to Webster the word "draft" means: to select. ... A Military draft is the practice of a government forcibly conscripting members of the population into the armed forces (Draft 1). ... The military drafts enforced in the 1960's made many Americans think twice of the effectiveness of the draft. ... Another consequence of Vietnam is the draft. Some in congress want to reinstate the draft today. ...
No, I"m not talking about a draft of writing or the NBA draft. I"m talking about the draft that killed off a generation of men. ... I believe that a draft should never be instated again. ... The draft was first instated during WWI. ... To sum up it all up, many people fear the draft. ...
Now, The draft has lost its credibility among most Johnson C. ... However, should the draft be reinstated, it is most likely that minorities would be the majority of those drafted. ... Education also played a major role in who got drafted. ... Hoffman believes the draft will not be reinstated. ... As for women, experts said women aren't being considered for a draft since, historically, the draft was used to fill combat units. ...
If you had a significant job or you were in school, you would not get drafted. However, not everyone could afford college or get a significant job to keep from being drafted. ... She knew that if they lived in Canada he could not get drafted (Surrey 105). ... Timmy finally turned 18, and got his draft card. When his draft card arrives his mother burns it immediately. ...
My English Draft Discussing Saki's Sympathy For The Underdog and his Dislike for aunts and such like privileged people I think that Saki's life immensely affected his short stories. He himself was an underdog in a life of cruelty and no reward. His Mother died and Saki was sent to live with his ...
"Draft in 2005" In these past few days a very important and signficant topic has been brought up by our English teacher. ... Let's start off with the details of the draft. ... So the real question should be, Is the draft being held for the right reasons? ... So now they want to have this draft and make people all over the U.S. to go fight for something they don't neccesarily want to fight for. ... Why focus on having a draft and having people go against their will, why not work on keeping the troops strength? ...
War is a permanent topic all around the country in our homes, yet the draft has been the topic in Congress. Congress reintroduced the military draft but after extensive debate it was turned down (Brody). In the midst of debating whether or not to reinstate the draft, the question of whether the women should be included in the draft is up in the air. ... The Defense Department feels there is no need for females in the draft (Gleece). ... The constant debate going on right now should not be whether or not women should be drafted, that should be yes, but it should be whether or not the draft ...
Pro Military Draft Military draft: Is it of vital importance to the arrangement of the military or an unnecessary part of the military? ... If there are family members that the boards think can assist the entrant and they can be drafted, than the person will be drafted, but if they will not help out than he will not be drafted (Tatum 141). ... Brodsky's description of the draft gives superior insight. ... In the future they may be in a draft just as recently consideration has been given to drafting women. ... Women are in consideration for the draft mainly to be nurses, but men als...
Clinton ascended to the presidency amid allegations that he was a draft dodger. ... He had Britt call the draft board chairman, Armstrong and told him to "put Bill Clinton's draft notice in a drawer someplace and leave it for a while."" ... Finally in January of 1969, eight months after he was classified 1-A by the draft board, he received a letter ordering him to take his draft physical in London. ... In a 1992 affadavit concerning Clinton's alleged draft dodging, Holmes wrote: "The next day I began to receive phone calls regarding Bill Clinton's draft status. ... At leas...
