Did you serve in the “draftee” military?
I did, and it was not pleasant, to say the least.
Pay at the time was double digit/month and accommodations were more than Spartan - I believe the term used to day would be “ghetto”. The conflict in RVN did not help as resources were pulled from everywhere to feed that conflict.
Worse the bulk of the “draftees” I worked with (in the USAF to avoid draft into the Army) were, for the most part, pretty worthless. They could be counted on to work - enough to stay out of trouble. And if someone was watching.
Trips to an Army installation were a wonder. While at Ft Hood, for example, I noted that all latrines had no doors - to try and slow the use of drugs on the installation. AWOL rates were high and equipment was not maintained.
Too many people who did not want to be there, were forced to serve.
To be sure, there were some very professional folks serving at the time, and a very large number that were not.
Would a draftee military be cheaper?
Yes, yes it would. You do get what you pay for however.
Would it ‘make’ conservatives out of people?
I doubt it very much.
The culture of America has changed so much in the last, say 40 years, that I doubt a conscript military would even work.
As always, YMMV.
If the draft is not an option then perhaps with the “repeal”, we no longer have a viable Armed Forces model. Honorable Service with an all volunteer system is going to be strained to the max once the perverts openly fill the upper ranks, NCO and Officers.