Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

What happens to a volunteer army if no one volunteers?

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread		 This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (Through 2005) Donate to DU
 
Robert Cooper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-05 07:42 PM
Original message
What happens to a volunteer army if no one volunteers?
Think about it ;-)
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
Sanity Claws Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-05 07:43 PM
Response to Original message
1. It gets drafty
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Robert Cooper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-05 07:49 PM
Response to Reply #1
7. Consider the following arguments...
Start here and follow the thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=5430000&mesg_id=5430441
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
BL611 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-05 07:43 PM
Response to Original message
2. A draft
which I'm not saying is a bad idea....
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
MarsThe Cat Donating Member (978 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-05 07:44 PM
Response to Original message
3. don't worry-
with no good jobs to be found, the recruits will come.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
RB TexLa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-05 08:36 PM
Response to Reply #3
14. along with

Cuts in Pell Grants, student loan money, food stamps. Cut out other options and more "volunteers"
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
davidwparker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-05 07:45 PM
Response to Original message
4. stop loss
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
ThomWV Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-05 07:46 PM
Response to Original message
5. Then We Go To Plan 2
Can You Spell C-O-N-S-C-R-I-P-T-I-O-N?

About 2 years ago I volunteered to serve on the local Draft Board. You didn't know they still existed, did you? The network is in place to reinstate the draft any time they want.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
sofa king Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-05 07:48 PM
Response to Original message
6. The armed forces will just get older.
As I understand it, once you sign up, the military has your ass for twenty years. Convention prevents that right from being exercised, but once you're in, you're never really out until you complete two decades of service. There are many millions of Americans who have not completed a full twenty years of service. They will be called back should recruitment fall below acceptable levels.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
afdip Donating Member (660 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-05 07:50 PM
Response to Original message
8. the draft gets my vote
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
lovelaureng Donating Member (434 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-05 07:52 PM
Response to Original message
9. I think you call that the draft. n/t
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
China_cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-05 07:57 PM
Response to Original message
10. A question we asked in the 60's
What if they gave a war and nobody came?

If we're lucky, this time around we'll find out.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Robert Cooper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-05 08:05 PM
Response to Reply #10
11. Exactly...
...think how hard everyone would fight to prevent the return of the draft.

If no volunteers leads to pressure to resurrect the draft -OR- end the war, which way would America go?
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
triguy46 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-05 08:11 PM
Response to Original message
12. You mean like the last 12 months? Try, "second deployment".
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Robert Cooper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-05 08:34 PM
Response to Reply #12
13. and how long can they keep that up before the troops revolt? nt
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
triguy46 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-23-05 09:22 AM
Response to Reply #13
15. So far some are on #3 and no mutiny in sight...
Don't think that's likely to happen. That said, I don't believe that the war will be for an eternity. rummy et al will pull them out before that happens, rest them for a few months to get ready to invade Syria.+
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri May 03rd 2024, 05:16 AM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (Through 2005) Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC