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2. Hated the draft, pre lottery, in the way backs.

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Mon Feb 25, 2013, 06:47 AM

Feb 2013

The lottery, without deferments, would have been fair. The military should have the country as a whole for a resource, not just heavy in certain demographics.
All volunteer Army and decades of Rush/Hate radio on AFN have changed the political thought of the enlisted ranks since I served.

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The Draft: A War-Killer [View all] unhappycamper Feb 2013 OP

Very well reasoned article CincyDem Feb 2013 #1

Hated the draft, pre lottery, in the way backs. era veteran Feb 2013 #2