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Originally Posted by frostlich
Mixed thoughts on this.
The draft dodgers, evaders, deferrers, etc. ended up getting some sweet deals after many others sacrificed for Vietnam. I suspect a future draft would afford similar escape routes for those ones "fortunate" enough to have the resources.
If you bring the draft talk to the table I think you need to bring compulsory service to the discussion as well.
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Compulsory is fine. But plenty of people of privilege fought in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. Many volunteeered.
There will always be some who evade - legally or not. Hey, Joe Namath evaded - semi legally.