How do you view a reintroduction of the Draft/Conscription system?

[Nelis123451]

[Anonymous]

The draft and conscription are two different things. One is required military service during wartime, the latter is mandated military service during peacetime or wartime, usually upon arriving at a certain age.

Both do help to foster esprit de corps, a shared cultural and national experience, and ensures that everyone has some skin in the game. A volunteer military has its advantages, because everyone wants to be there—they weren’t told to be there. However, one draw back of this is that increasingly our wars and even military interventions during peacetime such as in response to natural disasters is made up by a very, very small percentage of the population. The war or military service is something that “other people” do. It doesn’t really touch their lives, when used to it was something that everyone could use to relate to one another.

[Nelis123451]

Yes I know the difference but I called both out since for example here in the Netherlands we never had a draft. And for Americans is a draft more relevant than conscription.

[Opinion Owner]

For America a draft would be more relevant. I know Germany had required military service for a period of time for men of a certain age (pretty sure got ended conscription a few years ago though) and in Israel all eligible men and women have to do two years. I think South Korea is also two years.

America tends to conscript men only during wartime. Other countries just do mandatory service period. American men from 18-25 have to register with Selective Service for a potential wartime draft. If you do not register some federal aid programs will be denied to you, like you can’t file for federal student loans or grants to pay for your college education.

[NamerOfStars]

Through the sights of my gun. Marc Angelucci did NOT die for nothing, and Biden won't be able to stop it forever.

[Anonymous]

It's completely unnecessary. The US is a military state, it spends the most on its military and has largest proffessional army in the world with the largest military reserve in the world.

[EllaNella]

not a fan, if it was intruced it should be for both genders and there should be an option to do voluntary social work as an alternative

[Deathraider]

Don’t. It’s a terrible idea. We have more than enough soldier to protect ourselves.