Should women be drafted?

[August]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

Nothing less would be accepted by John Q public. Of course, i think people these days are more leary of their leaders, so it would probably take nothing less then being attacked by a foreign nation. Not some rag tag group of nationless wackjob towelheads parking planes into skyscrapers, but a real "formal" attack by a sovreign power dropping manufactured bombs on US soil. That sends a TOTALLY different message, and arguably the only one that would make the draft acceptable to the public.

In every war we've fought throughout our history draftees have been far more difficult to motivate and keep motivated. That's why the military much prefers volunteers.

Makes sense I think. You want the guy in the next foxhole to be there because he chose to be there, not because somebody threatened him with jailtime if he didn't.