Reinstitution of the Draft
A Superfluous Draft: The Consequences Conscription can be defined as a compulsory enrollment of people for military service. ... In the early days, one could pay a flat sum of $300 to be exempt from the draft. ... As a result of the multifarious number of casualties during Vietnam, and because Congress was having a difficult time establishing a fair draft, the Selective Service was abandoned (Register 1). Decades have passed since Vietnam, and the draft has grown to be a sensitive subject of discussion. ... Y, have daringly spoken out in an effort to reinstitute the military draft in the United States (Abrahamson 1). Politicians and civilians alike have been spit into two sides: those who agree to a reinstitution of the draft and those who oppose. A successful and worthwhile reinstitution of the draft is highly unlikely because of the inevitable number of draft dodgers, the skewed ratio of cost to benefits, and the overall lack of immediate need for civilian troops. If the draft were to be reintroduced, the age-old problem of draft dodging would be sure to arise. ... Charles Rangel says that he will attempt to make the draft fair by stating that, “Only those needing additional time to complete high school could receive a deferment…” (qtd. ... government has given deferments to those individuals with medical problems, educational issues, and other deceptive excuses to avoid the draft (Henderson 1). There will also be people who now feel very content with a reinstitution of the draft, but who will drastically falter when their number is called (Conservative chicken-hawks 4). ... There will never be a perfect draft in which every citizen has an equal possible obligation to serve. There will always be ways to get around the draft, no matter how stringent the regulations. Even if the government were to find a solution to the problem of draft dodgers, other negative effects of a draft would be sure present themselves.