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re: United States needs to bring the draft back.
Posted on 2/24/22 at 9:38 pm to goldennugget
Posted on 2/24/22 at 9:38 pm to goldennugget
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People shouldn't be forced to fight wars for defense contractors, the MIC, and the politicians owned by the defense industry and MIC.
Move to another country like Russia then. People shouldn't be forced ...., give me a break! George Washington would have hung you.
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Posted on 2/24/22 at 9:40 pm to aTmTexas Dillo
Fwiw I started this thread just see how these candy asses would react. About how I expected
Posted on 2/24/22 at 9:40 pm to Ponchy Tiger
For illegal immigrants that want to earn citizenship and able bodies who receive tax payer funded income. I’m game
Posted on 2/24/22 at 9:40 pm to Ponchy Tiger
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Ponchy Tiger
Seriously
This is possibly the dumbest idea ever. I love my military but conscription is stupid. Unless in times of major active combat. Which we’ve not seen in 50 years.
This post was edited on 2/24/22 at 9:41 pm
Posted on 2/24/22 at 9:40 pm to Ponchy Tiger
Switzerland does this. I don’t recall anyone ever invading them (yes I know they are neutral) but when a country knows that ever citizen has army training and at least 2 years of combat training I think they’d give pause to invading.
I own several Swiss rifles K31, K11, and others and they are very accurate
I own several Swiss rifles K31, K11, and others and they are very accurate
Posted on 2/24/22 at 9:42 pm to Ponchy Tiger
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Fwiw I started this thread just see how these candy asses would react. About how I expected
I love the effort. The little bitches are so predictable!
Posted on 2/24/22 at 9:49 pm to Ponchy Tiger
Charlie didn't get much USO. He was dug in too deep or moving too fast. His idea of great R&R was cold rice and a little rat meat. He had only two ways home: death, or victory.
Posted on 2/24/22 at 10:04 pm to Ponchy Tiger
3 teenage sons here. Go frick yourself.
Posted on 2/24/22 at 10:07 pm to Ponchy Tiger
No free nation can demand that its citizens serve in their military.
Posted on 2/24/22 at 10:09 pm to umrebel2009
This won the Civil War.
Posted on 2/24/22 at 10:14 pm to Ponchy Tiger
Have you ever taught high school? If so, you would know that many of our 18 year olds are grossly unsuitable for military service. Although there are lots of promising young people, there are many who have no self -discipline or impulse control.
Posted on 2/24/22 at 10:20 pm to Ponchy Tiger
That's a big no from me dog.
Posted on 2/24/22 at 10:23 pm to Ponchy Tiger
This banana republic is not worth my kids dying for. Find a couple of thousand guilty for the Treason that has occurred over the past 6-7 years, and then maybe I can resurrect some patriotism in my soul.
Posted on 2/24/22 at 10:27 pm to Ponchy Tiger
frick you. I have one son. He's not going to fight for these clowns upset over losing money from burisma.
This post was edited on 2/24/22 at 10:30 pm
Posted on 2/24/22 at 11:21 pm to Ponchy Tiger
Lots of folks on here don’t know what it’s like to have a draft. I had a lottery draft number of 76 during Viet Nam. I was in college at the time using my 2S deferment (student). I called my local draft board and asked about my chances of being drafted after graduation in May. I was told with a number of 76… I would be drafted and in Viet Nam by October or November.
I remember the day they had the draft lottery. A bunch of us guys were in the dorm downstairs watching it on tv, as they would pull out birthdates… and they were assigned a number. A guy next to me received a lottery number of #1. He threw his coke bottle against the wall and ran outside cussing and yelling.
So, I enlisted and ended up spending 20 years in the army… retiring as a Major (army medical service corps officer)
It was a crazy time during the draft. The college seminaries were full of students studying to be ministers to get that deferment….people were coming up with all kinds of health issues to hopefully fail their induction physical….. some were claiming to be gay…. some were CO…. etc.
If your parents had money and any political influence you could get help in keeping you out of the draft. ( remember the CC Revival song “ Fortunate Son”). Lots of guys moved to Canada… lots of draft cards were burned during protests/demonstrations. I still have my draft card.
It was crazy. In the army you were either US (draftee) RA ( regular army) or NG ( national guard). If you were lucky you were able to find a national guard unit to join. That kept you out of Nam. Those slots were hard to find though.
After the draft ended they went to VOLAR… volunteer army… and enlisted folks no longer had to pull KP and other stuff.
I remember the day they had the draft lottery. A bunch of us guys were in the dorm downstairs watching it on tv, as they would pull out birthdates… and they were assigned a number. A guy next to me received a lottery number of #1. He threw his coke bottle against the wall and ran outside cussing and yelling.
So, I enlisted and ended up spending 20 years in the army… retiring as a Major (army medical service corps officer)
It was a crazy time during the draft. The college seminaries were full of students studying to be ministers to get that deferment….people were coming up with all kinds of health issues to hopefully fail their induction physical….. some were claiming to be gay…. some were CO…. etc.
If your parents had money and any political influence you could get help in keeping you out of the draft. ( remember the CC Revival song “ Fortunate Son”). Lots of guys moved to Canada… lots of draft cards were burned during protests/demonstrations. I still have my draft card.
It was crazy. In the army you were either US (draftee) RA ( regular army) or NG ( national guard). If you were lucky you were able to find a national guard unit to join. That kept you out of Nam. Those slots were hard to find though.
After the draft ended they went to VOLAR… volunteer army… and enlisted folks no longer had to pull KP and other stuff.
This post was edited on 2/24/22 at 11:31 pm
Posted on 2/24/22 at 11:23 pm to Ponchy Tiger
The US must reinstate the draft.
Posted on 2/24/22 at 11:28 pm to Ponchy Tiger
frick that. I’m not sending my sons to fight some Eastern European war because Biden is a dumbass.
Posted on 2/24/22 at 11:40 pm to Ponchy Tiger
Only if they are registered democrats.
Posted on 2/24/22 at 11:55 pm to Ponchy Tiger
I think you have to be 3 years out of high schoold for the draft today...
Posted on 2/24/22 at 11:56 pm to Ponchy Tiger
Our military is a great foundation. OTS is for the best and for some of the brightest.
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