Do We Need The Draft? We are in a time of war‚ just as we have been several times over the short duration of being a great country. This time we are in the Middle east‚ specifically Iraq‚ where thousands of young men and women have died defending our beliefs as a nation and protecting the rights of others in a foreign land. But what will happen if the war continues for several more years and we begin losing more and more of our sisters‚ brothers‚ husbands‚ wives‚ mothers and fathers to death
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exploration of the history of the draft‚ complete with court opinions and personal opinions. During the American Revolution the new state governments assumed the colonies’ authority to draft for their short term militias but denied General George Washington’s request to provide the central government the power to conscript. As the initial volunteering for the Continental Army subsided most states boosted enlistment by the use of enlistment bounties and holding an occasional draft but this resulted in producing
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come without consequences. The question is‚ who should have to die for the conflict to be resolved. A particularly controversial topic in war is the draft. The military draft is the forced‚ random selection of a people to fight in war. The United States has used the military draft in the country’s history‚ but the US has never drafted females. Although some individuals believe women do not have the same physical abilities as men‚ there should be a draft in the United States which includes women‚
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The controversy surrounding the military draft has since its inception to its repeal in the nineteen-seventies; however the vitality of the draft remains because United States may need more than a volunteer army‚ it requires everyone to serve‚ and higher trained and educated people are needed to run new technology. The first reason is the military may need more than a volunteer army to defend the nation in a national emergency. In the U.S. constitution the government has the right the raise and
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The draft would be a good way to divide the burden of war so it doesn’t solely affect the people who really want to aid their country. When people feel like the draft is unconstitutional‚ the draft doesn’t deprive them rights‚ rather than giving them the right to “defend their country”.(Say Registration or Draft Not Needed 1979) Many people believe that war is bad‚ and I can agree‚ but being drafted doesn’t necessarily mean going immediately to war‚ you could be drafted in a time of no major conflicts
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previous war military drafts in the United States‚ the first peace draft was sanctioned by Congress in 1940. Later‚ the draft was deferred in 1973 when the United States transformed to an all-volunteer military and finally‚ through a Presidential Proclamation‚ draft registration requirement was dismissed in 1975 but later renewed in 1980. Currently‚ the Selective Service System‚ together with the draft registration and local draft panels‚ remains as a contingency should a military draft ever be necessary
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Until today mandatory military has been a very well known controversy for centuries. Mandatory military‚ otherwise known as conscription‚ or drafting‚ is the compulsory enlistment of of people in a national service‚ most often a military service. The importance of mandatory military dates back to the days of WWI‚ WWII‚ Vietnam war‚ and much more. It was necessary for 18 to 26 year old men to register for the draft‚ if they failed to do so‚ they could owe a fine or be limited to apply for certain
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/we-dont-need-a-military-draft/2013/02/21/fa23acde-76dd-11e2-aa12-e6cf1d31106b_story.html Each year about 160‚000 young men and women volunteer for active duty. An additional 110‚000 volunteer for the reserves and the National Guard. In the last year of the draft‚ only one-third of recruits were in the top two categories‚ with 25 percent in the lowest. Young people join the military for a variety of reasons: skill training‚ education benefits‚ adventure
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needed to serve in the war‚ the government used conscription‚ the mandatory induction of men into the military.1 Though some people use this word just like the word draft‚ the two concepts are different. Draft is the process to determine who will be chosen to serve; it’s like a lottery. Currently‚ men ages 18-25 have to register with the Select Service with the possibility of serving in the military‚2 but conscription itself was abolished in 1973.3 New York City was considered the business capital
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Military Units have had a tremendous impact on history since the beginning of time. They protect and defend sovereign states. These military units often lack the numbers to protect their country. This has created a large debate over a military draft. There are two sides‚ those for and those against. The debate over the draft is endless. Great points can be made from either side of the argument over the draft‚ but the there is a more logical solution to resolve this issue: the U.S draft should be
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