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I strongly oppose a draft and I'm in the Army.
The problems today stem directly from Clinton. Not only did he reduce the size of the army, but many of the most vital men and women in the army have left because either they don't like how the administration is over-using them or because the army isn't nearly as competetive as the private sectors. Feet on the ground enlisted soldiers and officers are not re-uping, and we can't fill those position with experienced people. Recently Congress made the decision to expand by almost another corp...but that is going to take decades to do. It won't be over night.
A professional army is much more effective and skilled than a draft army. A draftee army will be sluggish and more people will die. The draftees will not be willing to work as hard or learn what is needed b/c they don't even want to be there. That is a very dangerous situation and I would not want someone like that beside me in battle.
It is something like 2/3 of the enlisted families live below the poverty level. While there are a lot of benefits many things get messed up in the beaucracy. Officer's do make more, but I will not be making half as much as if I went out and worked in the career that I am getting my degree in.
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