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USA gearing up for the draft!

Jon_in_london

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Come on all you big strong men
Uncle Sam needs ya help again....

http://www.defendamerica.mil/articles/sss092203.html

http://www.sss.gov/fslocal.htm

http://www.afsc.org/midatlantic/news/Vol11 No2/v11n2_nochild.htm

During a Draft
Registrants with low lottery numbers will be ordered to report for a physical, mental, and moral evaluation at a Military Entrance Processing Station to determine whether they are fit for military service. Once he is notified of the results of the evaluation, a registrant will be given 10 days..........
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Did you know that the No Child Left Behind Act requires high schools to give military recruiters the names and contact information for all students? But a student or his/her parent or guardian may remove the child’s name from the list, and school districts are required to tell you how to do that.
Did you know that in New York State, eligible young men who have not already registered for Selective Service will automatically be registered by the Department of Motor Vehicles when they apply for a license or photo ID card? That law went into effect on March 16, 2003.
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1.) Male US citizens who are 18 years old have been required to register for the draft since the 70’s. I even had to register when I was discharged from the army.

2.) The first link provided has no date. The information on that page looks to be nothing new.

3.) The last update on the second link is April 2002. Not exactly new, and the information provided is about the same as the first link.

4.) The third link is interesting, but half of it deals with the non-draft problem of high schools who started refusing to provide student information to recruiters. This has been a going problem for a few years now.


In conclusion, there is no evidence in those links that the US is planning on starting up the draft anytime soon. Congress has to pass a law before it could be started again. I have not seen anyone in Congress other than Charles Rangel attempting to start it up again. Rangel is not on friendly terms with the White House or Pentagon.

So John, where did you get these links from? Did you research this on your own or get them from somewhere else?
 
Jon_in_london said:
Me is guessing Tony, RichardG and American might soon be in Canada :p
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I cant be drafted or join the military for medical reasons.
 
Jon_in_london said:
Me is guessing Tony, RichardG and American might soon be in Canada :p
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Yes. With a unit headed for Ottawa. We'll add a few states to the north and kick all the french out.
 
Jon_in_london said:


I didnt know moronism was a valid excuse...
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Whatever makes you feel better about yourself, I guess. Im a humanitarian, I should be willing to take some abuse to increase the self-esteem of those beneath me.
 
Well,

s for me, I've done my time in Uncle Sugar's army, so I'm not draftable. I have two daughters though, one is a junior in high school. Which makes me wonder; if one of the great achievements of the women's movement is equality....does this mean my daughter could end up drafted someday?

If not,...I wonder why not...or if the NOW will stand up and bitch that we should draft women too.

Somehow I just can't see the NOW demanding equal rights to fight a war they have come out strongly against. But it does pose an interesting moral and political question...eh?

-z
 
Jon in london, it has been a requirement for every male over the age of 18 to register with the Selective Service for as long as I can remember.

With women in combat positions now, I wonder why women don't have to register...

Anyway, starting in 1983, I began getting nasty letters from the SS (SS, get it?) for not registering. These were mailed to me at my active duty military address. I am not joking.

I kept responding to them, even going so far as to send them notarized photo copies of my military ID.

Finally, in 1985, I got a really, really nasty threatening letter from them. I wrote back and told them I surrender. I told them they could come and arrest me, and I would come willingly. I told them to come to pier 11, US Naval Shipyard Philadelphia, on board the USS Forrestal (CV-59), right down to the compartment number of my shop, and haul me away. I give up, I said.

Never heard from them again.
 
It would almost be worth the trouble to run for political office, just so some smarmy reporter with a copy of the Freedom of Information Act in his back pocket could publicly accuse me of being a draft dodger. :D :D :D
 
I served my 4 years kicking the snot out of 3rd world dirt bags. If Uncle Sam calls, I'll do it again.

(Nice avatar American)
 
Richard G said:
I served my 4 years kicking the snot out of 3rd world dirt bags. If Uncle Sam calls, I'll do it again.

(Nice avatar American)
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Care to provide some details for those of us who may not be convinced?

Statements such as the above looks a little odd, since most US military efforts last much less than 4 years.
 
Of course the strange thing is, how is the SS going to find you. Most peope will have moved shortly after registering anyway (to college or just out to their own apartment). I suppose they could try to get your current address from tax returns, but if they can do that why would you need to register anyway?
Given that SS is an obviously discriminatory government program I don't think it wold survive a court challenge in it's current form.
 
But it does pose an interesting moral and political question...eh?
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That I think should be settled with having the opposing parties jello wrestle!
 
None of this is very new. There have been quite a few military actions and even some official wars since the last time the US had a draft in effect.

I'm not too worried in any case, between my bad eyesight, my rock n roll induced hearing loss and my extremely "un-American" (in the current political climate, I love my country actually) political views I'm not very likely to be drafted.
 
Corey said:
None of this is very new. There have been quite a few military actions and even some official wars since the last time the US had a draft in effect.

I'm not too worried in any case, between my bad eyesight, my rock n roll induced hearing loss and my extremely "un-American" (in the current political climate, I love my country actually) political views I'm not very likely to be drafted.
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Sorry, but having an "un-American" political view won't keep you out of the military. It might keep you from the good jobs that require a security clearance, though. Commies can just peel potatoes and wash skivvies....
 
Coming up to take Ottawa? Ottawa is in Ontario-not Quebec so taking a few french areas to the north would involve a slight change in course Eastward ya goof.

Invading Canada would be just as stupid as it was the last time the Americans tried it....cold...people shoot at me...they were better as northern allies...cold......oh screw it im-im going home to my wife. Voila..another long period of peace. Give it up silly. We canucks are excellent fighters when pushed into a corner- why push us there when we are allies?



EDIT...or did I just fall into the "HA...GOADED YA YOU SUCKA" trap?
 
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