<p>A draft is the only way we are going to be able to sustain long term military operations at current levels. We couldn’t conduct WW2 without a draft, and that war had widespread support of the people, what makes us think we can do without one now? In the interim, extending age limits and expanding the role of women in the military only makes sense. The politics on both sides of this issue is only muddying the waters. An all volunteer force is a nice idea when you aren’t conducting global large force ground operations. We have to get real. The administration made a critical mistake when it failed to ask the American People—all of them— to be prepared to sacrifice right after 9/11. Instead we lay the whole problem at the feet of an all volunteer force that is JUST TOO SMALL for the mission we have given them.</p>
<p>“Ask not what your country can do for you…” seems to have gotten lost along the way.</p>