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ASU2003 · 06-04-2006, 11:32 AM

There are a ton of movies from the perspective of a soldier going to war. But, besides Clinton, I haven’t heard much about the people who decided to leave the country for a while until the war was over (Clinton went to Oxford for a while). My Grandpa fought in WW2, and my Dad had a low draft number when he was old enough, but the Vietnam war was over before they drafted him. And I would fight if some country attacked the USA and was fighting on US soil, but I would want to fight like the insurgents in Iraq. No rules, no uniforms, anyone from that foreign country is a target. I would join the military if I could be covert and sabotage and assassinate in any country, but I just have something against following the current rules of war. Especially if the other side won't follow them.

But, I am not interested in fighting some religious or energy based war, especially one on the other side of the world. When we have done very little to move away from or conserve oil. And I don't understand religion and why people can't just be happy and understand that not everyone has to follow your religion.

So, let’s say I have enough money saved up, a back-pack, and a passport (paid for by the DoD). Where do you go? What do you do? Did anybody here get drafted or avoided the draft somehow? Do you find work just like the undocumented immigrants here in the US do? Do you smoke weed and listen to music all day? What countries will be safe to travel trough or live in? What happened to the draft dodgers after the Vietnam war was over? How much time do you have from when your number is called and when you have to go to war? I can think of 4 countries where I know people and would have a place to stay (Mexico, India, Norway, and Israel...if it is still there). I would probably want to get to Mexico, New Zealand, or India personally.

In reality, I probably wouldn’t have much to worry about. I am in shape, which would put me ahead of a lot of other guys. But, I do have an engineering degree and already work for a DoD agency, so I would most likely do the same kind of stuff if I was drafted.

And yes, I realize that the draft is not likely to happen, but neither is the bird flu, us running out of oil, or a bunch of other events I have a plan for.

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Here is a quote from Gov. Bill Clinton in the 92 campaign on PBS Frontline:

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I mean, Dick Cheney, the Secretary of Defense, had deferments all the way through. I didn't have deferments all the way through. But I think he's been a pretty good secretary of defense, I'm proud of the job he's done, and I didn't think one time during that Gulf war that he was somehow incapacitated from being the leader of the Defense Department because he'd had deferments.
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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontl...aftletter.html

06-04-2006, 11:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
ASU2003 immoral minority Location: Back in Ohio	How Does Someone Go About Dodging The Draft There are a ton of movies from the perspective of a soldier going to war. But, besides Clinton, I haven’t heard much about the people who decided to leave the country for a while until the war was over (Clinton went to Oxford for a while). My Grandpa fought in WW2, and my Dad had a low draft number when he was old enough, but the Vietnam war was over before they drafted him. And I would fight if some country attacked the USA and was fighting on US soil, but I would want to fight like the insurgents in Iraq. No rules, no uniforms, anyone from that foreign country is a target. I would join the military if I could be covert and sabotage and assassinate in any country, but I just have something against following the current rules of war. Especially if the other side won't follow them. But, I am not interested in fighting some religious or energy based war, especially one on the other side of the world. When we have done very little to move away from or conserve oil. And I don't understand religion and why people can't just be happy and understand that not everyone has to follow your religion. So, let’s say I have enough money saved up, a back-pack, and a passport (paid for by the DoD). Where do you go? What do you do? Did anybody here get drafted or avoided the draft somehow? Do you find work just like the undocumented immigrants here in the US do? Do you smoke weed and listen to music all day? What countries will be safe to travel trough or live in? What happened to the draft dodgers after the Vietnam war was over? How much time do you have from when your number is called and when you have to go to war? I can think of 4 countries where I know people and would have a place to stay (Mexico, India, Norway, and Israel...if it is still there). I would probably want to get to Mexico, New Zealand, or India personally. In reality, I probably wouldn’t have much to worry about. I am in shape, which would put me ahead of a lot of other guys. But, I do have an engineering degree and already work for a DoD agency, so I would most likely do the same kind of stuff if I was drafted. And yes, I realize that the draft is not likely to happen, but neither is the bird flu, us running out of oil, or a bunch of other events I have a plan for. ------------ Here is a quote from Gov. Bill Clinton in the 92 campaign on PBS Frontline: [Quote] I mean, Dick Cheney, the Secretary of Defense, had deferments all the way through. I didn't have deferments all the way through. But I think he's been a pretty good secretary of defense, I'm proud of the job he's done, and I didn't think one time during that Gulf war that he was somehow incapacitated from being the leader of the Defense Department because he'd had deferments. [\Quote] http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontl...aftletter.html Last edited by ASU2003; 06-04-2006 at 12:09 PM..