While the plausibility for a US draft any time within the next decade is limited, it is still a fun topic to debate. During the past few years, I was honestly concerned that the US Military would start forcing men to serve via a draft. Typically I am opposed to military drafts because you are grabbing people to fight for your country who do not want to be there. Men and women who enlist on their own feel a duty and calling to the military which will help them serve with honor and success. However men who are forced to serve often do so in a mediocre manner. Additionally, forcing men to be drafted can often times be seen as a violation of personal rights. I believe that if the draft were reinstated any time in the next decade, there would be mass riots. People would likely rebel and the nation would be torn.
Conversely, what if we went to war and we needed more soldiers to ensure that a battle was won which would afford America further protections from enemies and ensure freedom? At that point is it acceptable to institute a draft? Is it ok to force some men to die so that others would live free? I honestly want your feedback on these questions. No one in my family has been drafted so I can’t say what it must have felt like. If any of you were drafted, please let me know what you felt and if you are in favor of the draft.
