If the draft were reinstated today, how long would it take to actually get

[patricia92243]

people recruited, trained, and ready for more Bush wars?

[PDJane]

1. You're assuming that

The Bush cabal actually would recruit, train and equip these men and women. They haven't so far, so why should we figure there would be any difference now?

They would be given a gun, told what to do, and sent to a war zone.

[Greyhound]

2. six to eight weeks of basic for the fodder, longer for the point

and click 'warriors'.

[fasttense]

3. Average length of boot-camp is 8 to 10 week, Add a couple of weeks to do

physicals and process through the MEPS, I would say about three months.

[patricia92243]

5. Do you know if we even have the facilities - such as enough bases,

clothing to be alloted, people to do the physicals, cook the food, etc - all the millions of thing that will required to restart the draft. And I firmly believe it will be reinstated. Bush wants to fight and it will take soldiers to do it. A war cannot be won with superior artillery.

[acmavm]

6. bush** wants to fight??? That's funny. I think you mean AWOL wants

others, mostly poor, middle class, and dems, to do the fighting for him.

[bluestateguy]

4. I think the law says about 6 months

6 months from the time that a draft is re-implemented, though this depends on what assignments we are talking about. A fully trained infantry soldier or Marine would need at least a year, which is why I tend to think a draft would mostly be for non-combat posiitions.

[Nashyra]

7. Go to the selective service website

it will tell you how much money they have put into the selectice service, how much time it would take and much more. I believe that the site is www.selectiveservice.gov

[Silverhair]

8. Six months to produce a minimum combat soldier.

And that is for a guy that is barely capable. One year to train him with a unit and get the unit to working cohesively. Longer is he is going to be an elite troop.

That is measuring from the time a new soldier is inducted. It does not count time to crank the system up to make more combat soldiers.

I spent nine years of active duty, with one of those in Vietnam, and I have tried to stay informed about today's military, therefore my opinion is an informed one.

[Bellamia]

9. Longer than it would take us to get to Canada!

No way were my brother and I and our spouses going to have sons in VietNam....no way Grandsons in Iraq/Iran.