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	"The Case for the Draft" by Phillip Carter and Paul Glastris
		Because so many soldiers in the all-volunteer military are married with families (compared to conscript armies), and because soldiers must periodically be induced or persuaded to voluntarily reenlist, the Pentagon must rotate its forces in and out of theater every 12 months or so in order to maintain morale and reenlistment.
		Politically, it would put the senior military leadership in the position of convincing the American people to keep military budgets extremely high to pay for a huge standing army that isn't being used and might not be for years.
		A draft lottery, of the kind that existed in the peacetime draft of the 1950s, with no exemptions for college students, would provide the military an appropriate and manageable amount of manpower without the class inequities that poisoned the national culture during Vietnam.
	www.washingtonmonthly.com /features/2005/0503.carter.html (5522 words)

	Urban Legends Reference Pages: Politics (Draft Fear)
		Though this is an unpopular election year topic, military experts and influential members of congress are suggesting that if Rumsfeld's prediction of a "long, hard slog" in Iraq and Afghanistan [and a permanent state of war on "terrorism"] proves accurate, the U.S. may have no choice but to draft.
		A fundamental problem with a draft today, experts say, is that the historic two-year period of conscription isn't enough time to get a return on the investment in training that modern soldiers require.
		Even if the draft started up again, it might be of a much more limited nature than in previous years, with only those who could fill specialized positions in certain fields (e.g., health care, linguistics, computer technology) being conscripted.
	www.snopes.com /politics/military/draft.asp (1367 words)

	Draft Registration, Draft Resistance, the Military Draft, and the Medical Draft in the USA
		Draft registration in the USA was reinstated under President Carter in 1980, supposedly as part of the preparations for intervention by the USA in Afghanistan on the side of the Islamic fundamentalist warlords and mujahideen who were then fighting against the Soviet Union.
		I was one of only 20 people prosecuted for draft resistance in the USA in the 30 years since the end of the Vietnam War draft, and the 25 years since the reinstatement of draft registration in 1980.
		Draft resisters are often accused of being unrealistic, but those who believe that they have the power to impose a draft are deluding themselves and refusing to face the facts.
	hasbrouck.org /draft (3314 words)

	Reinstating the Military Draft
		A far more descriptive term for the military draft is government confiscation of labor services, but keeping with the spirit of euphemistic obfuscation, I'll stick to the term draft.
		Thus, lesson number one is that whenever there's a draft you know that the wage is too low to get a sufficient number of people to voluntarily supply their labor services.
		Even if the military paid the soldier nothing, the nation must forego what the soldier could have produced were he not in the military.
	www.gmu.edu /departments/economics/wew/articles/04/draft.html (610 words)

	Is Military Draft in the Works?
		The Defense Department has announced that Selective Service is making preparations for another draft, "in case one is needed." The New York Times in an inane editorial pleads with the president to articulate a goal for the war that if it "was clear and comprehensive and people understood how to reach it, then Mr.
		If the editorial writers of the New York Times are talking about a new draft that would send young men and women to die in the deserts of Iraq fighting crazy religious fanatics, then the idea is certainly being whispered about in the upper echelons of American society.
		A draft would not be proposed before the election -- if it were, Bush would be wiped out in a landslide.
	www.commondreams.org /views04/0423-04.htm (842 words)

	KQED \| You Decide: Military Draft
		Rumors of a renewal of the U.S. military draft -- which ended in the aftermath of the Vietnam War in 1973 -- float across political Web sites like the remnants of burnt draft cards caught in a breeze.
		Many military leaders and politicians believe success in the war on terror will require additional troops and assert that the military is already stretched too thin.
		Whether their goal is to support the war against terrorism and supplement an over-deployed military, or to potentially bolster anti-war sentiment by forcing all Americans to feel the pinch of the responsibility of war, some lawmakers and pundits encourage the reintroduction of the draft.
	www.kqed.org /topics/news/perspectives/youdecide/pop/draft (456 words)

	The Military Draft and 1969 Draft Lottery for the Vietnam War
		In between it saw the draft future being determined for an estimated 850,000 young men, many of whom must have been saying their own prayers about the results.
		Upon receiving official notice of the lottery's results, local draft boards will arrange their files of registrants accordingly and draft in the order dates were drawn.
		After a board has filled its draft quota for the year, those men whose birthdays have not been reached will be free of all draft liability except in time of extreme national emergency.
	www.landscaper.net /draft.htm (1547 words)

	Military Draft
		Rumors are flying about an impending military draft, spawning such sites as 10WaysToStopTheDraft.com and a hoax e-mail as reported by Snopes.com.
		It would be prudent to say that the US Military does not want a military draft either, as motivated volunteers are much more desirable than reluctant conscripts.
		Additionally, a "limited" military draft might be necessary if the US Military has increasing recruiting difficulties.
	www.militaryspot.com /military-draft.htm (739 words)

	New Draft Proposal Intended to Slow the Rush to War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		But the draft that was in place prior to the Vietnam War did not prevent that war, just like the draft prior to the Korean War did not stop that conflict.
		Rangel argues for fairness, saying "service in the armed forces is not a common experience and that disproportionate numbers of the poor and members of minority groups compose the enlisted ranks of the military." It is true that in modern war, minorities have suffered a disproportionate share of the deaths in war.
		But the disproportionately high percentage of minorities in the military at low rank was not created by the all voluntary military, it was merely inherited by them.
	www.nisbco.org /rangel.htm (622 words)

	CNN.com - Rangel introduces bill to reinstate draft - Jan. 8, 2003
		Charles Rangel introduced a bill in Congress Tuesday to reinstate the military draft, saying fighting forces should more closely reflect the economic makeup of the nation.
		Under his bill, the draft would apply to men and women ages 18 to 26; exemptions would be granted to allow people to graduate from high school, but college students would have to serve.
		He said the military is managing to attract enough skilled recruits without one.
	www.cnn.com /2003/ALLPOLITICS/01/07/rangel.draft (607 words)

	Rock the Vote - Military Draft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Options that don't include a draft have also been presented by other members of Congress, including a proposal by Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) to move forces that are currently stationed in Europe to Iraq.
		The push to reinstate the draft is not a one party issue.
		During the last draft, this number was lower and college students could defer the draft in order to finish school.
	www.rockthevote.com /rtv_draft.php (670 words)

	The Military Draft
		I voluntarily joined the military many years ago and thought it was the right thing to do.
		At the time, of course, I thought that the government was legit, that the U.S. was the "good guy" of the world, and that we were 'maintaining the peace' and 'preventing the spread of communism' and all that other brainwashing crap that they've been feeding us, generation after generation.
		The Draft Threat is Not a Hoax (Oct 13, 2004)
	educate-yourself.org /cn/draftindex.shtml (1328 words)

	Military Draft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A Selective Service Local Board is a group of five citizen volunteers whose mission, upon a draft, will be to decide who among the registrants in their community will receive deferments, postponements, or exemption from military service based on the individual registrant's circumstances and beliefs.
		The period of basic military training and education actually served by the person shall be counted toward the term of enlistment.
		Upon completion or termination of the obligation to receive basic military training and education, a person shall be discharged from the armed forces and shall not be subject to any further training or service under this Act.
	www.veteransforpeace.org /Military_draft_102403.htm (5600 words)

	Draft & Military Alternatives Program of the Resource Center for Nonviolence serving the Santa Cruz CA region
		If there is a military draft, then be prepared to document the need for an exemption in the case your name is selected from the SSS list.
		When a Draft is enacted, CO applicants want to immediately obtain accurate counsel about the unknown, unfolding "changing ground" of Selective Service and Military Draft practices.
		They challenges the institution of the military, its effect on society, its budget, its role abroad and at home, and the racism, sexism and homophobia that are inherent in the armed forces and Selective Service System and fraudulent recruiting practices.
	www.rcnv.org /rcnv/co.htm (2067 words)

	Agency initiates steps for selective draft
		Nonetheless, the agency has begun the process of creating the procedures and policies to conduct such a targeted draft in case military officials ask Congress to authorize it and the lawmakers agree to such a request.
		A targeted registration and draft "is strictly in the planning stage," he said, adding that "the whole thing is driven by what appears to be the more pressing and relevant need today" -- the deficit in language and computer experts.
		The military draft ended in 1973 as the U.S. commitment in Vietnam waned, beginning the era of the all-volunteer force.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /national/164693_draft13.html (678 words)

	My Quiet Life » military draft
		I was reading about the legislation proposing re-instating the draft that was announced back in January.
		There was a time, during the expansion of the Roman empire, that the military was conscripted from the capite censi — those with enough property holdings to be considered for service in the Roman Legion.
		Our military is also voluntary, but it’s hardly the owners of our wealth that volunteer to defend it.
	chris.quietlife.net /?p=185 (351 words)

	Selective Service System: History and Records
		Reinstitution of the lottery was a change from the "draft the oldest man first" method, which had been the determining method for deciding order of call.
		There were 366 blue plastic capsules containing birth dates placed in a large glass container and drawn by hand to assign order-of-call numbers to all men within the 18-26 age range specified in Selective Service law.
		The highest lottery number called for this group was 195; all men assigned that lottery number or any lower number, and who were classified 1-A or 1-A-O (available for military service), were called to report for possible induction.
	www.sss.gov /lotter1.htm (322 words)

	Selective Service System: Welcome
		It is not part of the Department of Defense; however, it exists to serve the emergency manpower needs of the Military by conscripting untrained manpower, or personnel with professional health care skills, if directed by Congress and the President in a national crisis.
		In peacetime, the Agency is minimally staffed and heavily dependent upon part-time personnel and volunteers throughout the United States to keep viable the Nation's ability to conduct a draft that would be timely, fair, and equitable in a crisis.
		Men must be registered to be in compliance with federal law and stay eligible for student loans and grants, government jobs, job staining, all security background clearances, and U.S. citizenship for immigrants.
	www.sss.gov (310 words)

	FactCheck.org Draft Fears Fueled by Inaccurate E-mails (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Military conscription ended in the US in 1973. Males aged 18 through 25 still are required to register with the Selective Service System, but it would take an act of Congress to resume actual conscription into military service.
		Military experts say a draft doesn't make sense. Numerous news accounts have quoted military experts as saying a draft would cause more problems for the military than it would solve.
		The notice touched off a flurry of news reports speculating that a renewed draft might be in the works, after which the notice quickly disappeared.
	www.factcheck.org /article.aspx?docID=200 (1540 words)

	Pentagon Can't Kill Draft Idea
		Still, lawmakers keep questioning whether perhaps a draft may be needed, even as proposed legislation on it goes nowhere.
		The military drafted conscripts during the Civil War, both world wars and between 1948 and 1973.
		Every time the idea of the draft resurfaces in the news, there is a small public furor, and cynics are sure the government is secretly planning conscription behind their backs.
	www.military.com /NewsContent/0,13319,FL_draft_060104,00.html (674 words)

	AWOLBush.com - Home Page
		Questions have been raised about the authenticity of those memos, but the criticism of them appears at this time speculative and inconclusive, while their substance is consistent with a growing body of documentation and analysis.
		According to AP, "Under Texas law, a copy of military personnel files of those serving in the Texas Air National Guard must be retained on microfilm at the Texas archives." The Texas Air National Guard has told AP that the files in the Texas state archive are under control of the federal government.
		Normally, such a file would be confidential, but the president gave verbal permission during a TV appearance earlier this year for the military to share those records with the public.
	www.awolbush.com (10042 words)

	Military Conscription/ Draft is Slavery
		Rangel is not alone in his call for the military draft -- many conservatives also seek to re-establish the draft and mandatory national service, but in the name of American nationalism.
		The fundamental case against compulsory military service is because it is simply bad in practice, but because it is immoral on principle.
		The Purpose of the Draft is Not a Strong Military by Michael J. Hurd
	www.draftisslavery.com (547 words)

	'Special skills draft' on drawing board / Computer experts, foreign language specialists lead list of military's needs
		A targeted registration and draft is "is strictly in the planning stage," said Flahavan, adding that "the whole thing is driven by what appears to be the more pressing and relevant need today" -- the deficit in language and computer experts.
		The military draft ended in 1973 as the American commitment in Vietnam waned, beginning the era of the all-volunteer force.
		Mandatory registration for the draft was suspended in 1975 but resumed in 1980 by President Jimmy Carter after the Soviets invaded Afghanistan.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/03/13/MNG905K1BC1.DTL (696 words)

	WorldNetDaily: Pentagon planning medical draft
		The draft ended in 1973, near the close of the Vietnam War, and reverted to an all-volunteer force.
		Registration for the draft was suspended in 1975 but resumed again during the waning days of President Jimmy Carter's administration in 1980, in response to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan.
		As WorldNetDaily reported, the U.S. was not considering a military draft to fill combat ranks even after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
	www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=33754 (641 words)

	Impending Bush Military Draft
		With known shortages of military personnel with certain critical skills, and with the need for the nation to be capable of responding to domestic emergencies as part of Homeland Security planning, changes should be made in the Selective Service System’s registration program and primary mission.
		SSS Director Brodsky orders the designing of the Skills Draft procedures, the registration card, and the massive database needed to track every young American under the age of 35 AND their skills (the first step in creating a database is to decide what data fields are needed).
		The two-year process to gear up Skills Draft starts in Fall 2003, meaning a Skills Draft could be ready in late 2005 (a new law would have to be passed by Congress and signed by the President along the lines suggested in “Next Steps” at the end of the Skills Draft Agenda document.
	www.blatanttruth.org /alert.htm (3326 words)

	U.S. Preparing For Military Draft in Spring of 2005 (News) Adum Stutz / Bob Keeler / Connor Freff Cochran
		Legislation is already on the table in both the House and the Senate, in the form of twin bills S 89 and HR 163, "in order to staff up for a protracted war on terrorism," writes Adam Stutz, from Project Censored.
		History has proven that long-term military operations can only be sustained if you have twice as many soldiers waiting in the pipeline as are stationed out in the field.
		And "draft dodging" would not be as easy as it was during the Vietnam Conflict, since attending college, being female, or fleeing to Canada could not be used as shelters this time around.
	www.utne.com /webwatch/2004_147/news/11211-1.html (393 words)

	MORE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		About 94 percent of all men are properly registered for a draft, according to Richard Flahavan, associate director of the office of public and intergovernmental affairs for SSS.
		Doggett said one type of “draft” was already being used by the military.
		Congress would likely approve a military draft in a time of crisis, in which the mission requires more troops than are in the volunteer military.
	www.brownsvilleherald.com /ts_more.php?id=62232_0_10_0_C (1192 words)

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