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unhappycamper

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7. If the VA is privatized, a draft isn't too far away.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri May 13, 2016, 11:14 AM

May 2016

The All Volunteer Army caused the DoD to initiate social welfare programs to take care of our soldiers AND their families. Medical care is one of the things you must provide if you want volunteers, as are housing, food, schools, and things associated with families.

If these assholes privatize the VA the only way to to get fresh meat is a draft, because your Volunteer re-up rate with a privatized VA will head south.

Can you image a telling 22 year old soldier who is blind and missing extremities from an IED that his copay is ......

Good luck with that.

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Senate panel calls for women to sign up for military draft [View all] Judi Lynn May 2016 OP

There is no draft, they need to sign up with the Selective Service in case there is a draft uppityperson May 2016 #1

I'd like to see at least a vigorous discussion of the draft. catnhatnh May 2016 #2

Hear, hear! Purveyor May 2016 #4

The rich always find a way to avoid the front lines. EndElectoral May 2016 #5

Of course they would try catnhatnh May 2016 #6

With all the sabre-rattling coming out of DC and a new warmongering President come 2017, Purveyor May 2016 #3

If the VA is privatized, a draft isn't too far away. unhappycamper May 2016 #7

Huh? How do you figure that? The draft has always accelerated that kind of thing. braddy May 2016 #8

Kicking. n/t Judi Lynn May 2016 #9

Sorry, no ERA, no draft for women. smirkymonkey May 2016 #10

2004 First the Back-Door Draft; Now the Foot-in-the-Door Draft mitty14u2 May 2016 #11

Equal opportunity cannon fodder. At least they will get paid the same libdem4life May 2016 #12