America's upper classes have gone AWOL

usna09mom
Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:06:05 +0000

Approximately one percent of American families are directly affected by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan by having a family member serving in the US military. Deployments in combat zones are long and frequent. Currently the US Army is finding it hard to retain young officers and also meet recruiting quotas despite hefty financial incentives. The war in Iraq is nearing its fifth anniversary, nearly 25 percent longer than American involvement in World War II, so why not reinstitute the military draft? Rjrzoom mentioned the large number of draft age youth, but what are other arguments for or against the draft?