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Originally Posted by irateplatypus
i'm in the AF and would be very disappointed if a draft were put in place. recruiting quotas are full and the standards for entry have never been higher... i just don't see the need.
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The Air Force is in great shape recruiting-wise; it's currently at 20,000 (or thereabouts) over its congressionally mandated limit, and is trying different methods of "force shaping" to reduce it back to the allowed numbers.
The Army on the other hand is about 20,000 short of its recruiting goals, making for a very tough job for those Army recruiters.
Interestingly, there is a purely voluntary "Blue to Green" program to get airmen to cross over and become a soldier. This airman says Fuck No. Green isn't my color anyway.
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Originally Posted by irateplatypus
however, i am disappointed at the tone of some people who renounce a draft purely upon the grounds that they owe nothing to the country.
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Ditto. Freedom isn't Free.