reinstating the draft
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Steven Salvador
Professor Namorah Byrd
Com088 Section 8
April 1st 2012 Paper Three There has been a major debate over recent years of whether the United States should reinstate the draft or not. The draft has been out of existence since the 1973 which overtime introduced the volunteer profile. There have been many tweaks and changes in the military since then including the selective service system. The government should institute a combination of a draft and voluntary service as its military service profile? In these present times of having a volunteer service, America also has the organization of the selective service system. The selective service system is the government keeping track of the number of citizens in the United States in case there is a need to re-introduce the draft. The selective service requires all male and female citizens and immigrant non-citizens to register for it by 30 days from their 18th birthday. The registration apples to those up to the age of 25. As of today, the military has a volunteer service only as its profile. As stated in a Farlex dictionary a military volunteer is “a person who freely enlists for service”. Any american citizen over 18 can volunteer for any branch regardless of gender, ethic, or religion. Other than soldiers, doctors, lawyers, scientists and a wide range of other careers are recruited and used in the military. The volunteer system supports the Declaration of Independence's phrase of guaranteeing citizens the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” by giving Americans the freedom of choice to chose to serve the country, or live about freely. The majority of America doesn't like the idea of having a draft introduced again, since it doesn’t exactly fit the phrase of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”, in all aspects of citizens trying to achieve the “American Dream”. Though the majority of citizens is Salvador 2
Steven Salvador
Professor Namorah Byrd
Com088 Section 8
April 1st 2012 Paper Three There has been a major debate over recent years of whether the United States should reinstate the draft or not. The draft has been out of existence since the 1973 which overtime introduced the volunteer profile. There have been many tweaks and changes in the military since then including the selective service system. The government should institute a combination of a draft and voluntary service as its military service profile? In these present times of having a volunteer service, America also has the organization of the selective service system. The selective service system is the government keeping track of the number of citizens in the United States in case there is a need to re-introduce the draft. The selective service requires all male and female citizens and immigrant non-citizens to register for it by 30 days from their 18th birthday. The registration apples to those up to the age of 25. As of today, the military has a volunteer service only as its profile. As stated in a Farlex dictionary a military volunteer is “a person who freely enlists for service”. Any american citizen over 18 can volunteer for any branch regardless of gender, ethic, or religion. Other than soldiers, doctors, lawyers, scientists and a wide range of other careers are recruited and used in the military. The volunteer system supports the Declaration of Independence's phrase of guaranteeing citizens the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” by giving Americans the freedom of choice to chose to serve the country, or live about freely. The majority of America doesn't like the idea of having a draft introduced again, since it doesn’t exactly fit the phrase of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”, in all aspects of citizens trying to achieve the “American Dream”. Though the majority of citizens is Salvador 2