usna09mom

First, let's acknowledge that the United States Army is second only to the United States Navy in terms of exemplary global military organizations. Nevertheless, numerous Army generals are on the record stating that the Army is broken by its restricted size and the extraordinary demands placed upon it by the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. (Have you seen "Stop Loss"?) I say bring back the Selective Service draft, not the NFL draft. Then maybe our leaders will think twice before waging a war based on deception when all American families with draft age sons and daughters will be expected to fulfill their responsibility as American citizens and serve in the US military. Presently only one percent of American families are directly affected by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, which is pretty outrageous to me. Why doesn't Navy have to lure its athletes with similar offers? The reality is that 75 percent of the 4,000+ members of the US military that have lost their lives in Iraq served in the US Army; 20 percent Marines (albeit a much smaller force); five percent from the US Navy and US Air Force combined. The Army football recruitment program is a reality check because let's face it football players aren't stupid.