Essay On Reinstating Military Draft

We Should Not Reinstate the Draft I would never have come to think that I would need the military draft to be reinstated but I think it will be beneficial to our country. It's been years since they have wanted or needed a draft, but in view of the United States being attacked on September 11, 2001, I feel our country must be prepared and prepared to defend itself. If being prepared means reinstating the draft, a compulsory summons for military service, then I think they ought to think about this a reasonable proposal. I think the tragic events of September 11 will evoke most people to agree with me. Since September 11 they have seen a surge of patriotism in this country that appeared hidden for plenty of years. I am so glad patriotism was not
I started with my History class. Most of my classmates are younger than myself, late teens and early twenties. They are forthright and have very strong opinions. I noticed the girls answered right away with “no” and felt it would be unfair for anyone to be forced to go to war. The guys were hesitant, but said they would “fight” for our country. Our instructor gave a very enthusiastic “yes” for reinstating the draft. The majority however was still “no” to reinstating the draft. I spent several days emailing and calling friends and relatives in New York. I wondered if their answers would be different. I wondered because they live in the state where this tragedy occurred, most have lost someone, and all have been very fearful since the attack. My logic predicted that when we are fearful we usually look for protection. In the September 11 attack our protection would be our military. The majority of people polled feel we are sufficiently protected by our current volunteer military, and the majority voted “no.” Veterans voted no; Art class voted no; Women’s Health voted no; but the lunch crowd voted “yes.” They couldn’t believe how my poll was going, the majority voting