Military Draft System To Be Tested

[Ban Hammer 14,674]

it shows that "the sky is falling" mentality that some have isn't necessarily good. being prepared was never a bad idea.

Sure, but it gives rise the impression that reinstituting the draft is being considered on some level

As I said, I don't know if this is a regularly scheduled thing. Perhaps it is.

perhaps someone has a wild imagination eh? next time i see that "this is only a test of the emergency broadcast system" i'll know the guvment is expecting us to get nuked soon.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

it shows that "the sky is falling" mentality that some have isn't necessarily good. being prepared was never a bad idea.

Sure, but it gives rise the impression that reinstituting the draft is being considered on some level

As I said, I don't know if this is a regularly scheduled thing. Perhaps it is.

perhaps someone has a wild imagination eh? next time i see that "this is only a test of the emergency broadcast system" i'll know the guvment is expecting us to get nuked soon.

I think you're arguing for the sake of arguing. I'm not saying that its a certainty, far from it - but its a rumble, possibly a distant one.

I don't think anything less than another 9/11 will result in a draft, and even then it will be a hard fought thing.

[Ban Hammer 14,674]

it shows that "the sky is falling" mentality that some have isn't necessarily good. being prepared was never a bad idea.

Sure, but it gives rise the impression that reinstituting the draft is being considered on some level

As I said, I don't know if this is a regularly scheduled thing. Perhaps it is.

perhaps someone has a wild imagination eh? next time i see that "this is only a test of the emergency broadcast system" i'll know the guvment is expecting us to get nuked soon.

I think you're arguing for the sake of arguing. I'm not saying that its a certainty, far from it - but its a rumble, possibly a distant one.

I don't think anything less than another 9/11 will result in a draft, and even then it will be a hard fought thing.

what, i can't play devil's advocate here? i think it's much handwringing about nothing.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

what, i can't play devil's advocate here? i think it's much handwringing about nothing.

Didn't you say the same thing about the troop increase?

[Reba 2]

So maybe my dream the other night that my husband got recalled because GWB is desperate for troops wasn't far off

He can't go! He's falling apart at the seams!

[Ban Hammer 14,674]

what, i can't play devil's advocate here? i think it's much handwringing about nothing.

Didn't you say the same thing about the troop increase?

and the same thing could be said about the democrats. first that more troops were needed and now it's more troops are not needed.

my comment about the more troops, as you recall, was where they'd come from. sure, stretch out the deployments will get you more troops on the ground, but it's just a shell game that way. it's not increasing the number of the active force by any stretch of the imagination as those on the ground in iraq will require time back at base for recuperation/retraining and thus less troops later on. it's kinda like driving faster to get better gas milage.

So maybe my dream the other night that my husband got recalled because GWB is desperate for troops wasn't far off

He can't go! He's falling apart at the seams!

odds are he won't go. what's his current age?

[Reba 2]

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[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Testing the system would seem to suggest to me, that someone is at least considering the possibility of reinstituting the draft sometime in the not too distant future. Unless of course, these tests are regularly scheduled...

If I were you I'd volunteer to beat the draft.

I'm "aged-out" of Selective Service.

if you are under 38 you can still join.

Man, I am so out. And I feel like so old right now...

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Statement from the Selective Service System, right on their homepage:

NO DRAFT ON HORIZON!

Currently there is a flurry of newspaper articles about Selective Service planning to conduct an exercise of its field structure in 2009. However, the public should not be alarmed. No draft for the military is about to be reinstated. Rather, Selective Service is planning to test its policies, plans and procedures as it has done routinely over the years if resources are available. Given the decline in agency funding, this exercise may be postponed again as it has been in the past. As always, Selective Service continues to do its job of being ready to conduct a draft and to manage a program for civilian alternative service for men classified as conscientious objectors when directed by the Nation’s elected officials: the president and Congress.

http://www.sss.gov/

[Ban Hammer 14,674]

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still unlikely. how long has he been out and did he retire or exit prior to retirement?

Man, I am so out. And I feel like so old right now...

ah come on. you and erekose can get that free health care you two always want. and steven can join up with you.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Man, I am so out. And I feel like so old right now...

ah come on. you and erekose can get that free health care you two always want. and steven can join up with you.

Nah, that's quite alright. I rather pay for it and continue to live a little...

[Ban Hammer 14,674]

Man, I am so out. And I feel like so old right now...

ah come on. you and erekose can get that free health care you two always want. and steven can join up with you.

Nah, that's quite alright. I rather pay for it and continue to live a little...

i figure some would rather it be free instead of going and earning it

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Man, I am so out. And I feel like so old right now...

ah come on. you and erekose can get that free health care you two always want. and steven can join up with you.

Nah, that's quite alright. I rather pay for it and continue to live a little...

i figure some would rather it be free instead of going and earning it

Hate to burst your bubble, pal, but unlike many others, I wasn't born free.

I fought for and earned my freedom.

[Ban Hammer 14,674]

Man, I am so out. And I feel like so old right now...

ah come on. you and erekose can get that free health care you two always want. and steven can join up with you.

Nah, that's quite alright. I rather pay for it and continue to live a little...

i figure some would rather it be free instead of going and earning it

Hate to burst your bubble, pal, but unlike many others, I wasn't born free.

I fought for and earned my freedom.

at what, 10 years old? that's when the wall came down.

ah come on, join up. get that health care you always wanted

[Boiler 48,188]

Sounds what is needed is people to do these jobs that Americans will not do.

On that basis there should be no shortage of volunteers.

Home Depot car park would be a good starting point.