If The Draft Was Reinstated Would You Favor College Deferrments?

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I think every young person should be obligated to perform Some sort of national or community service...be it military, or volunteering to assist in some local or state charitable function, for a set period of time. Many of today's young appear to have little in the way of "connection" to society, and if they had to perform some sort of Positive service, it might go a long way towards making them more responsible citizens. If they do so successfully, then they might be able to justify tuition assistance, etc. College should NOT, IMO, be an excuse for avoiding responsibility.
 
Hubby paid price for us...children graduated with honors from local university and are in public service jobs. Judge not lest ye be judged.
 
I'm torn on this issue. I suppose if one was in college to become a doctor and physically help fellow humans, then perhaps there should be a deferment. On the other hand, if one is in college to major in political science or say mid century basket weaving, then no... they should have to serve their country. I'm of the belief that a lot of today's generation could use a little military discipline to help guide their way through life. :)
 
squatting dog said:
I'm torn on this issue. I suppose if one was in college to become a doctor and physically help fellow humans, then perhaps there should be a deferment. On the other hand, if one is in college to major in political science or say mid century basket weaving, then no... they should have to serve their country. I'm of the belief that a lot of today's generation could use a little military discipline to help guide their way through life. :)
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Even then. After becoming a doctor, they should immediately be drafted.
 
No draft! Let each individual decide if he/she wants to risk his/her life fighting obscene wars for the MIC where their deaths will be totally in vain, accomplishing NOTHING! Viet Nam, The MidEast, etc.
 
treeguy64 said:
No draft! Let each individual decide if he/she wants to risk his/her life fighting obscene wars for the MIC where their deaths will be totally in vain, accomplishing NOTHING! Viet Nam, The MidEast, etc.
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The OP does not address the draft, it addresses if there WAS a draft should anyone get a deferment......... stick to the question.
 
fmdog44 said:
The OP does not address the draft, it addresses if there WAS a draft should anyone get a deferment......... stick to the question.
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Get off! If there was a draft, then it should be immediately abolished! Oh wait, let me "stick to the question:" If there was a draft, EVERYONE should get a deferment! Happy, now?
 
Some people don't care one tiny bit about our country. They want all the advantages of being an American but they are not willing to pay the price. These people are the often the ones who believe they are morally superior to the rest of us.
 
I don't think there will be a draft , I think these idiots, will take all the guns and just roll over with their hands up. there is a big war coming to this Country, if you are not ready you are dead, I am sure that the idiots will take over the next election and there will be no America, no I don't like a lot of the stuff trump has done, I will vote against every Republican in my state next election. Just my two cent worth.
 
treeguy64 said:
Get off! If there was a draft, then it should be immediately abolished! Oh wait, let me "stick to the question:" If there was a draft, EVERYONE should get a deferment! Happy, now?
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Again, you refuse to stay on target. It was a simple hypothetical question but you went nuclear in your dream world. You pay taxes to support our military and other ally militaries all over the world. Why, are you a war monger? You pay taxes to buy weapons for police to gun down innocent people. Why? Why? (weeping)
 
john19485 said:
I don't think there will be a draft , I think these idiots, will take all the guns and just roll over with their hands up. there is a big war coming to this Country, if you are not ready you are dead, I am sure that the idiots will take over the next election and there will be no America, no I don't like a lot of the stuff trump has done, I will vote against every Republican in my state next election. Just my two cent worth.
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I understand your frustration but we have been worried about any and all govts. taking our guns for a long time and in my opinion it won't happen. The reason I say that is consider all the poor and minorities reacting to removing guns let alone gun rights people like me. Along with other issues how would it be done with all the resistance that would fight back? Even a hint of success would create a tidal wave of illegal guns entering this country from every gun maker in the world. Trumps wall would come down in one day and the guns would come in like rain in the spring.
 
Since I have already stated my opinion about no exemptions for college students, I would add that there should be no exemptions for conscientious objectors either. Especially not conscientious objectors. Make them battlefield medics. I am sick to death of hearing them lecture to the rest of us how morally superior they are. If anyone should flee to another country during a time of draft, like happened so often during Vietnam, they should lose their American citizenship.
 
Traveler said:
Since I have already stated my opinion about no exemptions for college students, I would add that there should be no exemptions for conscientious objectors either. Especially not conscientious objectors. Make them battlefield medics. I am sick to death of hearing them lecture to the rest of us how morally superior they are. If anyone should flee to another country during a time of draft, like happened so often during Vietnam, they should lose their American citizenship.
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I agree. Either one serve their country in one form or another or report to the boat docks.
 
Traveler said:
Since I have already stated my opinion about no exemptions for college students, I would add that there should be no exemptions for conscientious objectors either. Especially not conscientious objectors. Make them battlefield medics. I am sick to death of hearing them lecture to the rest of us how morally superior they are. If anyone should flee to another country during a time of draft, like happened so often during Vietnam, they should lose their American citizenship.
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Yeah, I mean, everyone should have been prepared to fight and die in a war that was totally for show, a war that only served to enrich the MIC, a war that experts now say was a lost cause, from the beginning, and served no useful purpose, when it came to stabilizing a foreign country, right? Quite the opposite. In a final touch of irony: Tourism is big business in Viet Nam, now. Thousands of US Citizens flock there, each year, to take in the sights. The Communists love our tourist dollars. You betcha!
 
South Vietnam was a free county. America and other democratic nations, support free countries. The communists were the aggressors. We supported a free people who were being slaughtered by the communists. If we had given the military a free hand we would have gone through North Vietnam like crap though a goose.

Those so-called experts wouldn't happen to be just a little bit pink would they ?
 
Traveler said:
South Vietnam was a free county. America and other democratic nations, support free countries. The communists were the aggressors. We supported a free people who were being slaughtered by the communists. If we had given the military a free hand we would have gone through North Vietnam like crap though a goose.

Those so-called experts wouldn't happen to be just a little bit pink would they ?
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"A little bit pink???" LMAO! You are aware that former high-ranking military leaders, Shwarzkopf among them, were those who came out with the revelations that Viet Nam was an unwinnable war, from the start, and never should have been undertaken.
 
treeguy64 said:
No draft! Let each individual decide if he/she wants to risk his/her life fighting obscene wars for the MIC where their deaths will be totally in vain, accomplishing NOTHING! Viet Nam, The MidEast, etc.
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I disagree. I believe a universal draft with no exceptions would serve as a deterrent to the US starting wars of imperialist aggression at the behest of the Military Industrial Complex. As it is now, it's too easy for the general public to treat our wars as "out of sight, out of mind".
 
Trade said:
I disagree. I believe a universal draft with no exceptions would serve as a deterrent to the US starting wars of imperialist aggression at the behest of the Military Industrial Complex. As it is now, it's too easy for the general public to treat our wars as "out of sight, out of mind".
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Ah, because our draft was so successful at preventing our military adventurism, for the enrichment of the MIC, in the past, right? Back to the drawing board, Trade.
 
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