America's upper classes have gone AWOL

raimius
Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:34:04 +0000

I don’t think that draftees will neglect their duties (there will always be exceptions). The issue is about going the extra mile. A person who doesn’t want to be there is not going to stay late to make sure the job gets done, or meticulously check someone else’s work to ensure it was done correctly if they don’t have to. I see a lot of dedicated people going that extra mile. I have doubts on whether a drafted force would think the same way.