Appeal for draft board volunteers revives memories of Vietnam era

[BLUEHAWK]

Alot of sound advice and common sense here...

I am FOR a "draft" but not for conscription, in the sense of producing an annual coterie of young people who MUST serve at least one year (AFTER completing Basic and Tech training) in the military, either a branch of their choice or wherever they are needed, mainly in support roles.

I regard this kind of program as a useful antidote to "MEism" which is absolutely rampant among the young, two of my own four kids included. It is well known that if someone can get something (e.g. FREEDOM) for free, then they will gladly let the other guy work for it 50% of the time, if not more often than that.

I am also FOR allowing us old-timer vets to re-up past the age limit, some of us could and would gladly do support service... in uniform... the "Grandfather Battalion"... our shoulder patch would be a fierce looking guy in a beard with a cane holding thunderbolts in the other hand.

NO damn deferrments.