Will they draft veterans first since they already are trained and have expereince.
2007-08-11 04:37:39 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Are you a Vet? I served 20 plus years.
If a draft is reinstated or established I will happily volunteer to go back as a DAC Instructor. Who said college was a waste of time?!!?
2007-08-11 06:26:09 · answer #1 · answered by solo_powered_boatie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Veterans are often listed on what is know as the reserve list, which means that they may often be called up BEFORE the draft is reinstated (they will be the first called up even if a draft bill doesn't pass through congress).
Conversely if a veteran isn't on the reserve list it is often because they have reached a certain age (I forget what it is) or have served for a certain period (often making them of a certain age), which means that they will be pushed to the back of the draft list rather than the front. Younger (thus supposedly fitter) people will be called up first.
If you're a veteran though and you're not on the reserve list, the odds are that you can get put to the back of the draft list by claiming age or prior military service, you may also be able to get yourself transfered to a training school or similar to train soldiers rather than to fight on the front. However, I doubt very much that a draft bill would pass through congress. Society wouldn't stand for it.
2007-08-11 04:47:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Probably not. They will be the trainers for the new 'cruits. Even during Vietnam when there was still a draft, the army was most interested in drafting people from 18 to 25.
When I was drafted in 1968, they were drafting recent high school graduates and college graduates. In fact, some local draft boards were also drafting school teachers and policemen. Don't necessarily count on getting a deferment because you are married and have kids.
2007-08-11 04:48:13 · answer #3 · answered by Mark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Veterans can't be drafted, but if they have less than 8 years of service they can be recalled to active duty. All military contracts have an eight year obligation. Say somebody serves 5 years active duty, and gets discharged. After discharge they are actually placed for 3 years into the inactive reserve. While in the inactive reserve, you can be recalled to active duty (this has been happening since 2003), as well as retirees (officers, and warrant officers) can also be recalled at the pleasure of the President. This too has been happening since 2003. I have seen it myself. When I was in Operation Iraqi Freedom, phase 1, I met a 54 year old medical officer who had been recalled after retirement, and my unit that went over there had sevral people in it that had been recalled from the inactive reserve!
2007-08-11 05:18:44 · answer #4 · answered by mikosin357 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If they are young, and still in shape, then probably. The number of veterans from other wars are decreasing all the time. Most of them are old, and near their passing time. First to draft would be the younger men, and if the war was bad enough, they would probably try and draft some females. That's been a recent topic when speaking of drafting. I don't think we are going to have a draft though, unless something really serious happens. People in high power like the president are suppose to do everything in their will to keep us out of war. Whether you like bush or not, you kind of just have to trust him.
2007-08-11 04:44:14 · answer #5 · answered by Lauren 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Probably not. If a draft were instituted, it would be the youngest, most able to serve that would be called first. There is no need to draft veterans. They can be called up, under current law, as ready reserves.
2007-08-11 04:43:58 · answer #6 · answered by fangtaiyang 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will take the people that never served, they should have a lottery draft of all draft age men are put in a (name pull and picked at random), all draft age, no more hiding in university's
(like in the past) when only the people that could not afford to go to college were drafted. The rich mans son need to be drafted also.
2007-08-11 04:52:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
1. There will never be another draft. Not to worry. It is just a democrat spewing his political venom.
2. Vets have already served and completed a committment. They may contact vets and "ask", but you wont have to be required to serve again.
3. I believe the old draft that is no longer in effect is: "able bodied men between 18-36 who have never served".
4. See #1
2007-08-11 04:45:03 · answer #8 · answered by Coach 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Veterans" means they have already served. You cannot draft someone who has done his duty, even as a volunteer. I think you should be drafted first.
The only way there will be a draft is if Charles Rangel gets elected President. That ain't gonna happen.
2007-08-11 04:42:35 · answer #9 · answered by regerugged 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Actually, the "Draft" is aimed at those that have:
1. Never Served
2. In a certain Age bracket
2007-08-11 04:42:04 · answer #10 · answered by Guessses, A.R.T. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋