[webber]

"WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH RECRUITS NOW, thanks to our "friends" in the media and in the "public-education-complex".

I see, so if we can't get American citizens to volunteer for military duty, then lets get illegals to join, is that it? HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF THE "DRAFT"? OR DOES THAT HIT TO CLOSE TO HOME FOR YOU?

[Salgak]

Yes, I've heard of the draft, I was even required to register for it. I found it amusing that an active-duty USAF Officer had to register for the draft, since I was already in.

The problem, however, with a draft, is the most qualified recruits will tend to get exemptions, by hook or by crook. The children of the rich will wangle exemptions.

If **I** was running things, we'd have a no-exemption draft to skim the cream of the crop. . .