re: My dad told me about getting drafted in the army

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They drafted for the Korean War? Honestly didn't know this?

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They drafted from just before the US got into WWII (like 1939 or '40) until after we quit Vietnam (sometime around 1974 or '75). Ronnie Reagan made men start registering for the draft again in the early '80s.

I honestly did not know Turkey sent troops to fight in Korea.

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My dad served in WWII. Wasn't drafted. Back then, boys lined up to serve.

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Both of my mother's brothers served in WWII. Their father was a N.O. police detective and had been getting his hair cut by the same guy for years. One day while getting his hair cut, the barber's son, who was around the same age as my two uncles, walked into the shop, dropped off something for his father and walked out. My grandfather asked the barber, "What's your son doing here? Why isn't he fighting?" The barber said, "He's got bad teeth." My grandfather said, "Does he think he's going to have to bite the fricking Japs? The Marines will give him a rifle!"

My grandfather refused to get his hair cut there anymore. The poor kid probably really was 4F, but apparently my grandfather didn't give a shite.

Since we are dicussing this, I always thought my grandpa had a good story about serving during Korean War. He was in his sophomore year in college on a baseball scholarship(he was legit good from everyone in town who has told me over the years) and received his draft notice. I think that they had deferred his drafting for a little while since he was in college, which gave him time to willingly join the Air Force and get around being drafted and sent to the front lines. His best friend opted to be drafted and he was sent to a foxhole in Korea.

He ended up being stationed at a SAC/AEC base in Caribou, Maine for the duration of his enlistment, in which he was given Q clearance and had FBI agents come to his hometown to interview friends/family about him. You can imagine this is during the early 50's when America was full force against Communism. His base was a first-strike location that had bombers in air at all times, capable of striking Russia with atomic bombs if needed. I don't think he ever saw any nukes up close but he always said they kept it in two pieces, only combining them once they were on the plane. Also, they were using pure fission bombs when he first arrived but had switched to fusion before he left. His base was completely camouflaged, with igloo-like buildings that looked like the surrounding terrain from the air, and had two high powered electric fences surrounding it(which constantly kept the base on high alert from wild animals getting popped by the fences). After he served, his clearance level allowed him the opportunity to move to Oak Ridge, TN as a civilian but he ultimately decided he missed home and my grandmother and so he came home. Anyways, I always thought his experience was really interesting to hear about.

Having the government come to your house and force your child to fight and die in wars for rich foreign bankers is not American.

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I seriously doubt this country has what it takes to win another war. The US is the softest country in the world.

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some people actually belive this shite

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We are still the greatest military power in the WORLD!

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Majority of the military, yes. But with women on the front lines and other political moves they are not as strong as they used to be. And as a whole we are buttermilk soft with the mainstream media pushing and praising feminization of men. Politics would play a huge role in any war and we are the softest country in the world.

Yeah, don't pay your property taxes or register for selective service and you'll find out how free you are.

I remember being sworn-in to the All-Volunteer Army 6 months prior to my high school graduation. The draft had just ended a few months before. Troops were returning from Vietnam and I had turned 17 years old 3 months before.
I was skeptical about how the military would be with only a volunteer force shortly after a terrible war that took so many young men and women from their families. I found out quickly that our military hadn't skipped a beat. Proud to have served with my brothers in arms and proud of the ones who serve today.