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Originally Posted by Schroeder
Another problem with professional armies is that they are usually hurting for recruits (at least over here and I believe it's even worse in the US IIRC). So they have to lower their standards and in some cases even have to accept criminals into the forces just to get enough bodies in uniforms. Not the guys you want to represent your country in foreign lands.
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Most countries, including the USA have standards when it come to the people they allow in their military forces. Of course every bushel has their bad apples, but do you think there will be less bad apples when you conscript people off the street. In the case of drafting you are forcing criminals who never wanted to even be into the military to be into the military. The first people conscripted will be the bad apples.