Compulsory Military Service bill now in Congress

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There is a bill currently in Congress that has the potential to affect many GCers directly and many others indirectly. It provides for a two-year period of compulsory military service for all men and women between the ages of 18 and 26. The only exemption possible is for extreme hardship or physical or mental disability. Those who are in high school when they turn 18 can postpone until they graduate, drop out, or turn 20. Conscientious objectors can participate in a national service program instead of performing military service.

There are identical bills in both the House and Senate.

Here's the summary: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquer...:@@@L&summ2=m& Or go to http://thomas.loc.gov and search for H.R.163 or S.89

(Apologies if this has already been posted elsewhere.)