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Beef,
I agree. I'm not sure it would be good for the Army. The all volunteer, high tech services we have are working much better than when we had a draft. Simply stated, it takes more time to train service people today, and losing them after two years (the length of service under the most recent draft) is counterproductive. Our present system gives the services people with much more motivation and a higher level of intelligence.
Remember that my illustration was from a professor of mine in the 60's when we were in the middle of Vietnam and had a draft.
However, other possibilities besides the Armed Forces such as Americorps or the Peace Corps could come into play here also.
Perhaps things like religious missionary programs like the Mormons could be counted also.
And, I hope I'm not putting words in your mouth, but your comment about taking a year off after high school would seem to argue somewhat in favor of the concept.
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