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To: delta7

The American public will not accept a draft. The only way the govt got away with all these wars since 911 was because of a volunteer military.


14 posted on 08/12/2023 10:38:35 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Georgia Girl 2
The American public will not accept a draft.

Current military leadership in the senior enlisted and officer ranks are not equipped to train draftees.

We have a hard enough time as it is dealing with the malcontents who freely volunteered. Often, we just open the door and let them wash out. It's not worth the effort. These service members are bad for unit cohesion and a risk to lives and expensive equipment.

Imagine dealing with draftees who absolutely don't want to be there at all? "F*** you, Sarge! I didn't sign up for this!"

The only way to do this effectively would be to administer swift, brutal corporal punishment, like the Russians do. The American public would not tolerate this and senior leadership, all of whom volunteered for service, would be reluctant to administer this kind of discipline for fear of reprisals.

26 posted on 08/12/2023 10:50:00 AM PDT by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President. A conservative who fights and wins.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2
The American public will not accept a draft.

I'm not so sure. A full-on propaganda campaign conducted through state-run media and tech would convince a lot of statist and woke parents to push kids to sign up.

Also, I imagine illegal immigrants will be signed up as well. Lincoln did something similar in the Civil War.

35 posted on 08/12/2023 11:00:30 AM PDT by PGR88
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