US Re-instating the Draft??

[icarus]

Government reinstating the *Draft?* Does somebody know if this is true or not?

I know from wildernessguru (military analyst) that we need at least 150,000 troops to hold Iraq really, but what he believes this is about the dream to fulfill the cold war fantasy - the ability to fight on two fronts simultaneously. It's crazy, but the military still wants it. He says the goal is to get more combat forces instead of reservists.

- In North Korea we pulled our troops from dangerous positions so that they couldn't take out 40,000 of our troops with artillery.

- Also, a quiet deployment was sent to Guam. About 12-18 B-52s were sent there to be closer to North Korea.

Both of these actions are preludes to war. The correct term is "It puts you on a war footing." It's the equivalent of moving the 7th fleet a hundred miles off the shore of North Korea.

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[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I hear you practically have to shave your head and join a monastery to have your CO request be approved.

This legislation is so extreme, even if you're CO-approved, you can't get out of the military -- you're just moved to non-combat positions.

Jesus. Let's hope it's in committee to die a slow death of asphixiation by red tape.

Icarus

[clymer.livejournal.com]

Not necessarily - being a master of divinity student is one of six ways to be exempt from service. There are, as you alluded to, several levels of exemption, however. Here's a good article (http://www.angelfire.com/la3/kirstenanderberg/pagedraft.html) that explains the ins and outs of drafting (You can skip the first two paragraphs, though, as it's mostly stuff that's already been discussed here).