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Do you think the U.S.A. will ever have another draft?
Posted on 9/9/15 at 5:22 pm
Posted on 9/9/15 at 5:22 pm
Do you think America will ever have another draft?
If so, who will we be fighting?
Which OT users will be dodging?
If so, who will we be fighting?
Which OT users will be dodging?
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Posted on 9/9/15 at 5:26 pm to Eric Stratton
No. Technology and/or nukes will be the deciding factor if/when the U.S. is ever in another conflict. It's not about bodies anymore.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 5:26 pm to Eric Stratton
yes
china
we will all probably be to old, unfortunately
china
we will all probably be to old, unfortunately
Posted on 9/9/15 at 5:28 pm to hardhead
No majority of young people are pussies now a days. Go with the ones that want to serve, less people but better soldiers.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 5:28 pm to SidetrackSilvera
Ya bruh Russians gone get ya
Posted on 9/9/15 at 5:30 pm to SidetrackSilvera
Do you not fantasy bro?!?!
Posted on 9/9/15 at 5:31 pm to TigernMS12
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or nukes
Nukes were around for the last 2 drafts.
"ever" is such a big word. There is no telling, however, history shows that when hegemons / superpowers fall.. they almost always go out via war.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 5:33 pm to TigernMS12
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No. Technology and/or nukes will be the deciding factor if/when the U.S. is ever in another conflict. It's not about bodies anymore.
I hate when people say this. It's just not true.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 5:35 pm to Eric Stratton
Pretty soon all the boys will identify as girls. It'll be too confusing to have a draft.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 5:35 pm to Eric Stratton
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Do you think America will ever have another draft?
I will say no. America the way it is now will not have another draft. I could see a draft if there is another civil war where states split up, but I don't see up getting heavily involved with another war enough to require that many soldiers.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 5:40 pm to Eric Stratton
We would have to get into a "real" war for it to happen
Posted on 9/9/15 at 5:42 pm to Eric Stratton
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Which OT users will be dodging
I think most of the OT Ballers have already been drafted once...
Posted on 9/9/15 at 5:50 pm to theGarnetWay
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Nukes were around for the last 2 drafts.
"ever" is such a big word. There is no telling, however, history shows that when hegemons / superpowers fall.. they almost always go out via war.
It's a false sense of the pervasiveness of technology. For one, the US military (and no one else is even 1/10th as close to us on this) doesn't have the numbers of the high-tech stuff that would enable us to totally win a war without having to engage significantly on the ground...
Second, technology, nuclear power, airpower, and naval power are utterly useless in a major war if you don't have people on the ground to go in to actually seize AND hold territory. If the last fourteen years haven't taught us that, I don't know what could.
Warfare is ultimately an exercise of subjugating/conquering/winning over/defending large groups of people, and people still live on land. I think most Americans would be absolutely shocked at how primitive combat really is, even for an American soldier and even in 2015.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 5:53 pm to Eric Stratton
Nope, don't think a government should force it's citizens to serve
Posted on 9/9/15 at 5:54 pm to Eric Stratton
If they do, we will lose the war.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 5:56 pm to SidetrackSilvera
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There was one?
Well played, Cruise.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 5:57 pm to Eric Stratton
Let illegals earn their way in.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 6:07 pm to AbuTheMonkey
Nope. There are too many benefits to having an all volunteer professional military.
Of course, having a volunteer military means that most people don't have anyone close to them that served recently. When most people don't serve, they don't know jack shite about the military and for the most part they're pretty apathetic about it. Sure everyone likes to thank the military and scream USA
at football games but for the most part, no body gives a shite. They don't understand what servicemen and women go through and they definitely don't have an understanding of what they're asking them to do during times of war. Instead they like to cheer passing soldiers and marines that look good in their dress uniforms because it makes them feel good about themselves.
Sorry I went off topic
Of course, having a volunteer military means that most people don't have anyone close to them that served recently. When most people don't serve, they don't know jack shite about the military and for the most part they're pretty apathetic about it. Sure everyone likes to thank the military and scream USA
at football games but for the most part, no body gives a shite. They don't understand what servicemen and women go through and they definitely don't have an understanding of what they're asking them to do during times of war. Instead they like to cheer passing soldiers and marines that look good in their dress uniforms because it makes them feel good about themselves. Sorry I went off topic
Posted on 9/9/15 at 6:13 pm to prince of fools
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hen most people don't serve, they don't know jack shite about the military and for the most part they're pretty apathetic about it. Sure everyone likes to thank the military and scream USA at football games but for the most part, no body gives a shite. They don't understand what servicemen and women go through and they definitely don't have an understanding of what they're asking them to do during times of war. Instead they like to cheer passing soldiers and marines that look good in their dress uniforms because it makes them feel good about themselves.
This is pretty spot on.
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