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To: unclewest who wrote (119763)	6/13/2005 8:40:32 AM
From: kumar	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793690

The only solution being tried is to raise enlistment and reenlistment bonuses by tens of thousands of dollars every month or two. That ain't working so far. Well, I have to ask : so why is the Military laying off people in Fort Worth, Texas ? I know a guy who is in the Navy, CDR rank, great chopper pilot, who will not have a job in 1 months time. EDIT : I had the pleasure of a chopper ride with him at NASA Ames in Silicon Valley, a few years ago.

To: unclewest who wrote (119763)	6/13/2005 8:44:37 AM
From: goldworldnet	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793690

I don't think conscription is necessary at this point. Were it necessary however, I would prefer it were restricted to those over 21. * * *

To: unclewest who wrote (119763)	6/15/2005 8:28:18 AM
From: tbancroft	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793690

I am in favor of the using draft to resolve this dilemma. I agree with the preference for an all-volunteer military, but I think that it works primarily when there is a pervasive sense of duty and honor towards one's country. Given the current way our information systems (educators and the MSM) choose to frame values that shape the youth of our nation, I think a more workable solution would be to require that everyone sign up for mandatory service by one's twenty-first birthday, with a choice of either military or non-military (such as serving in the Peace Corp), with the specified length of service and the various bonuses designed so as to help influence the resultant choice. Just a thought. Tim Edit: In case the thought above wasn't clear, I do believe that a mandatory service to one's country should be uniformly applied going forward as part of ordinary citizenship, and not identified as a temporary, renewable or revocable draft.