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Originally Posted by James Dovery
2/3rds of WWII soldiers were DRAFTED.
2/3rds of Vietnam soldiers were VOLUNTEERS.
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technically no one has ever been inducted into the military without their consent.
the draft notice carries the power of a summons to appear before the draft board but beyond that no force on Earth can compel an individual to sign on the dotted line. third, fifth, and thirteenth amendments doncha know.
an aside, my old man "volunteered" for the Navy in The Big One. served on a tin can in the N. Atlantic. found that to be preferable to pounding mud in Europe as a "draftee".