Has anyone heard anything about there being a draft? For people to help out in the war?

Answer 1

No draft, just a stupid war

Answer 2

No Draft yet. If there is a draft maybe people would actually stand up and stop sitting on their hands about this war. I think and hope that we would see something like the 60's anti-war movement if they made a draft.

I have a few questions for ellisd1950
If you think there should be a draft, first off how old are you? Over 28 I am assuming so that you would not have join in all this draft fun. 2nd. You mentioned freedom. Who's freedom are you talking about? Another nations freedom which we end up not given them, and just fueling their civil war. If a draft was to start the "freedom" of our nations children would be taken away from them. 3rd. Only teachers and firefighters should be exempt, who does that leave in our country? What about doctors? what about having any educated people left in this country. 4th. Women should have to serve in a draft, that is just a great idea, lets just throw our next generation of children down the drain. No women. No babies. Your ideal nation sounds just peachy! Oh I mean that we would not have a nation.

Answer 3

Sure I saw a thing on the News the other day, here is a copy:

The Draft will Start in October 2006

There is pending legislation in the House and Senate (twin bills: S 89 and HR 163) which will time the program's initiation so the draft can begin at early as Fall 2006— just after the 2006 congressional elections. The administration is quietly trying to get these bills passed now, while the public's attention is on the wars in the middle east, so our action on this is needed immediately.

$28 million has been added to the 2007Selective Service System (SSS) budget to prepare for a military draft that could start as early as October 15, 2006. Selective Service must report to Bush on August 31, 2006 that the system, which has lain dormant for decades, is ready for activation. Please see website: www.sss.gov/perfplan_fy2006.html to view the sss annual performance plan — fiscal year 2006.

The pentagon has quietly begun a public campaign to fill all 10,350 draft board positions and 11,070 appeals board slots nationwide.. Though this is an unpopular election year topic, military experts and influential members of congress are suggesting that if Rumsfeld's prediction of a "long, hard slog" in Iraq and Afghanistan [and a permanent state of war on "terrorism"] proves accurate, the U.S. may have no choice but to draft.

Congress brought twin bills, S. 89 and HR 163 forward 3 years ago, entitled the Universal National Service Act of 2003, "to provide for the common defense by requiring that all young persons [age 18-26] in the United States, including women, perform a period of military service or a period of civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security, and for other purposes." These active bills currently sit in the committee on armed services.

Dodging the draft will be more difficult than those from the Vietnam era.

College and Canada will not be options. In December 2001, Canada and the U.S. signed a "smart border declaration," which could be used to keep would-be draft dodgers in. Signed by Canada's minister of foreign affairs, John Manley, and U.S. Homeland Security director, Tom Ridge, the declaration involves a 30-point plan which implements, among other things, a "pre-clearance agreement" of people entering and departing each country. Reforms aimed at making the draft more equitable along gender and class lines also eliminates higher education as a shelter. Underclassmen would only be able to postpone service until the end of their current semester. Seniors would have until the end of the academic year.

Even those voters who currently support US actions abroad may still object to this move, knowing their own children or grandchildren will not have a say about whether to fight. Not that it should make a difference, but this plan, among other things, eliminates higher education as a shelter and includes women in the draft.

The public has a right to air their opinions about such an important decision.

Please send this on to all the friends, parents, aunts and uncles, grandparents, and cousins that you know. Let your children know too — it's their future, and they can be a powerful voice for change!

Please also contact your representatives to ask them why they aren't telling their constituents about these bills &mdash and contact newspapers and other media outlets to ask them why they're not covering this important story.

Answer 4

There's always a chatter in Congress about a draft, but it usually never gets far. Before they would issue a draft, the military would first expand it's current age requirements for enlistees, call up reserves, bring people out of retirement, loosen up enlistee requirements even more, then maybe, if things were terrible a draft resolution would pass.

Answer 5

If there is a draft suddenly a lot of people (well at least those elligible for the draft) will peal their bumper stickers supporting the war off the car and start protesting - until then they don't care because they aren't effected

Answer 6

What jus.kiddn references has been circulating around the internet for years. The only thing different is the year changes. It's bogus.

It mentions S.89
Title: A bill to provide for the common defense by requiring that all young persons in the United States, including women, perform a period of military service or a period of civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Hollings, Ernest F. [SC] (introduced 1/7/2003) Cosponsors (None)
Related Bills: H.R.163
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2003 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

and H.R.163
Title: To provide for the common defense by requiring that all young persons in the United States, including women, perform a period of military service or a period of civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 1/7/2003) Cosponsors (14)
Related Bills: S.89
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2004 Failed of passage/not agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 2 - 402 (Roll no. 494).

Uhm...notice they were both democrats that introduced the bills.

Answer 7

No, the draft would not be put into effect, not for something like the Iraqi war.

Answer 8

It hasn't been activated yet, but there is talk that it will be coming soon because most of the armed forces aren't reaching their recruitment quotas and running short on people to conduct the wars Mr. Bush loves so much.

Answer 9

there ought to be a draft, two years mandatory service for each individual, males and females, no exceptions except for school teachers and firemen. service between the ages of 18 and 28.

two years of service is not much to ask for a lifetime of freedom in the united states.

Answer 10

There will be no draft. U.S. is sold on the mercenary concept.