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I never said that there service was cheapened in anyway, I just pointed out what you said about "liberals not serving" was not true and that the biggest cowards were the conservatives that I mentioned
If it is no longer used since the 70's I look at it as being "abolished" because they will not reinstated unless there is a National emergency. I do agree that there training is not on par with active duty, but when the military was downsized by Clinton your best got out and got positions on the outside in their respective fields. There, they were able to improve on what they knew in leaps and bounds on the outside to the point that the military was stuck with those (in many cases) who were not bright enough to make it on the outside or for whatever reasons could not get out of the military at that time. When the sandbox wars began the best and brightest were already in Reserves and National Guard Units. These were the people that knew all of the latest techie advances, not the active duty folks, thus the reason why many of them had so many repeat tours.
I never said that there service was cheapened in anyway, I just pointed out what you said about "liberals not serving" was not true and that the biggest cowards were the conservatives that I mentioned
The draft will remain suspended until such time, as you say, there is a national emergency, but only because an all-volunteer military is much better than one that involves a draft. The difference being those who actually want to be in the military in an all-volunteer military, and those who do not want to be in the military but were forced under penalty of prison under a draft.
Even though a draft would mean a much larger military, a smaller all-volunteer military is still better.
His "mantra" is absolutely accurate. I served 7 years from 1996 to 2003 and the vast vast majority of us were and are conservative. There are very few shltbag liberals like you in today's military.
P.S. I was enlisted.
If by "vast majority" you mean your beer buddies, I can't argue with that. However don't pretend that you know how the other men and women in your unit(s) voted.
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