So about there maybe being a draft...

[Preechr]

You guys are smarting yourselves stupid on this.

It's not so complex.

Q.- Is there a plan for a draft?

A.- No. During WWII the draft seemed to work because of the uniquely Nationalistic nature of that era's people, both at home and in the field. The whole country pulled together and sacrificed together for an unquestioned greater good.

This was not the experience of Vietnam. The draft was resented and feared. Conscription helped to embitter the country against the war, and the effectiveness of the military suffered greatly which directly increased the risks to our soldiers. Some soldiers died in Vietnam because of the draft, which was in unacceptable.

Since then, the military has been restructured into an all-volunteer force where the individual soldier's training emphasizes the voluntary nature of her service, focusing on her natural skills. The effectiveness of our fighting force, which is to say it's overall quality, is higher than it was during WWII without relying on an enthusiastic populace back home.

There's no way they'd reintroduce the draft because they've developed a much more stable system.