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[tapirmusic]

tapirmusic, on 25 January 2013 - 07:54 PM, said:

This is all another secret communist attempt to weaken the family in the U.S.A. and pave the way for an unstoppable government to control all aspects of your life.

How?

By allowing women to serve in the front lines sets a precedent.  Once this is accepted, then women will be included in the draft.  Then a draft will be called, which will take away mothers from their families, and create more people that will be dependent on the government to survive.  Inch by inch, the enemy within gains a better foothold...

Damn, maybe I should have posted that reply in the Psychic Forum....


Well that escalated quickly...


http://thehill.com/v...ting-the-draft-

Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) on Friday said he plans to introduce legislation that would bring back the military draft and extend it to women for the first time.

[Stellar]

tapirmusic, on 15 February 2013 - 06:38 PM, said:

Damn, maybe I should have posted that reply in the Psychic Forum....


Well that escalated quickly...


http://thehill.com/v...ting-the-draft-

Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) on Friday said he plans to introduce legislation that would bring back the military draft and extend it to women for the first time.

"Rangel, who has pushed for years to bring back the draft, said the Pentagon’s decision to allow women to serve in combat means that they too should register for the Selective Service.

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[Wickian]

Yeah, nothing will kill what little public support is left for any of these wars faster than a draft.

[FLOMBIE]

Is there even the need for a draft? It seems like the number of those willing to enlist is enough. If it's not, you could enlist more foreigners.

As somebody who had been drafted, I can tell you that it really sucks.

[aztek]

us armed forces don't enlist foreigners, only legal residents and citizens of usa, we are not french foreign legion, we don't even need to elist more, we have planty of contractors who are even better trained than enlisted. are not bound by military laws, and have almost no accauntabuility, and are not even known about much, untill they do something dumb, as blackwater did.

no one demands and protests with signs, "bring contractors home", and despite their huge salaries, they don't cost more than us armed forces to opperate.

manpower is really not an issue here.

Edited by aztek, 15 February 2013 - 08:17 PM.

[FLOMBIE]

I thought permanent residents/green card holders can enlist and so get their US citizenship faster? If I am mistaken there, please help me out.

Edit: Green card holders can join the US military.

Edited by FLOMBIE, 15 February 2013 - 10:10 PM.

[Detective Mystery 2013]

It's a tough call. I don't support it, on an emotional basis. I do so on a logical one, though. It seems only fair that both men and women can fight on the front lines if they're able to do so. They shouldn't lower the standards for women, though. They should have to score as high as men in tests of strength and endurance. In fact, it might be best to use a single standard for all aspects of military service. That's the egalitarian approach.

[Myles]

FLOMBIE, on 15 February 2013 - 08:04 PM, said:

Is there even the need for a draft? It seems like the number of those willing to enlist is enough. If it's not, you could enlist more foreigners.

As somebody who had been drafted, I can tell you that it really sucks.

The odds of a draft are very low.  With current technology and the staff of the armmed forces, there is no need.  

Now for my sexist remark - Maybe the women should fight topless so they could distract the enemy.