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re: Tell me, is my view on the draft really THAT crazy?
Posted on 6/5/14 at 10:29 pm to upgrayedd
Posted on 6/5/14 at 10:29 pm to upgrayedd
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Women should have to register for the draft the same as men if they really want to be equal.
I get what you are saying but didn't the Marines prove women aren't fit for the front line when they released that over half couldn't even meet basic PT standards? I mean, if you can't do 3 pull-ups I don't want you fighting off Haji's for me. I'll do it myself thank you.
This post was edited on 6/5/14 at 10:31 pm
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Posted on 6/5/14 at 10:37 pm to benhamin5555
I think random is best. If you had the draft you would stop never ending wars. There would be a lot of pressure on politicians from families to get the job done and get there kids back home.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 10:41 pm to benhamin5555
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Tell me, is my view on the draft really THAT crazy?
Not crazy, just bad. Especially #1. Serving in the military requires more than putting on a uniform, even with a draft. I don't want an Army full of untrainable deadbeats.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 10:44 pm to northshorebamaman
We can draft all the criminals gang members etc etc..but can you fire an M16 accurately held sideways?
Posted on 6/5/14 at 10:44 pm to Bard
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It worked pretty well for WWI
You think the quality of people/quality of life between then and now is comparable?
Posted on 6/5/14 at 10:46 pm to antibarner
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but can you fire an M16 accurately held sideways?
Had a guy tell me that makes the bullets "come out faster".
Posted on 6/5/14 at 10:46 pm to antibarner
OR form them into special units all together,send them in and tell them no rules. You can keep anything you find.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 10:46 pm to AbuTheMonkey
[quote] Take a look at an in-depth study of the KIA and WIA from Iraq and Afghanistan some time. About 85% are white males,[/quote]
86% of the Americans killed in Vietnam, when there was a draft, were white males.
86% of the Americans killed in Vietnam, when there was a draft, were white males.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 10:49 pm to benhamin5555
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4) People with no children
Yeah because sending the frail elderly to war and creating more orphans for the country is a great idea.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 10:51 pm to benhamin5555
Let's hope you're never actually in charge
Of anything.
Of anything.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 10:51 pm to LSUGrrrl
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4) People with no children
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Yeah because sending the frail elderly to war and creating more orphans for the country is a great idea.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 10:52 pm to BlackHelicopterPilot
Good, I wasn't the only one confused by Grrl's post.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 10:53 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
Yep. Me too.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 10:55 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
Send our thugs in vs the Taliban..pay a bounty for every Taliban or AlQaeda fighter killed and money for every weapon seized. No rules,they can keep and bring home tax free anything they take worth keeping.
You want to play dirty with IED's and the no rules warfare you use boys? We will show you dirty.
You want to play dirty with IED's and the no rules warfare you use boys? We will show you dirty.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 10:56 pm to antibarner
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Send our thugs in vs the Taliban.
Our thugs would be dead in a month.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 10:59 pm to northshorebamaman
Grrrl is drunk
Posted on 6/5/14 at 11:10 pm to antibarner
I like that idea but north shore is probably right LOL
Posted on 6/5/14 at 11:48 pm to AbuTheMonkey
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No, and in fact, you'd want the opposite. You don't want the uneducated and ignorant fighting in modern combat.
In both the Army and Marines, there is a general trend in that, the closer you get to the line, the soldiers become gradually more intelligent and come from slightly wealthier backgrounds. Take a look at an in-depth study of the KIA and WIA from Iraq and Afghanistan some time. About 85% are white males, the vast majority of which are middle class...they only comprise about 32% percent of the military-aged population in the U.S. and about 58% of the military-aged males.
What does the race and socio-economic status of a person's parents have to do with intelligence?
Posted on 6/5/14 at 11:49 pm to trackfan
I don't know about race but socioeconomic status certainly plays a role.
Posted on 6/6/14 at 12:47 am to benhamin5555
quote:So the survival of our nation hangs in the balance and you want to throw the least that we have to offer into the mix?
So tell me is this really THAT ridiculous?
I don't think you understand how modern infantry units work.
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