MysticSpade Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 yes it's tru...well not tru it's a very possible rumor goin around where i live. it says the Draft might be back up in 3 weeks. for once i'm glad that i have a severely cracked kneecap and can't be taken cuz i'm not physically able to perform many tasks. as of right now i can barely walk for an hour without my knee tryin to bend the other way. so what is your thoughts on the draft. basically it applies to men who are 18-24 and physically fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldritch Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 The draft sucks. Service to your country should be voluntary, not forced. There are many people that disagree with the war, and for those people to be forced between fighting a war they hate or fleeing the country (otherwise they face jail time) is not much of a choice at all. I've already served my time in the USMC, so I won't be going, but if I was eligible to be drafted and received draft notice, I'd move to Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reborn Outcast Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 I thinks its all a rumor. The US has plenty of people AND many allies. But yea its would suck... my cousin would be taken away and many of my college friends. (I'm in 9th grade.) :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysticSpade Posted February 11, 2003 Author Share Posted February 11, 2003 i totally agree. when i first heard that the draft may be an issue. i was seriously contemplating movin to Canada or somethin like that. because why should i a 19 yr old who is married and has a Daughter on the way be forced to be sent to his undeniable death sentence. i just am glad that i will not be goin if they do pick me. i am strongly against war in any fashion. i think Bush is a boob and is only doin this for oil. if we want this war to be over with before it even starts i suggest gettin Sadam and Bush to sit down and smoke a duby with each other. problem would have a better chance of gettin resolved that way than the way it's going. and it's sad when half the peopl in our country would rather be marked for High-Treason the fight a war be have no belief in. i would rather go to the pen or leave this country and never look back if need be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obi Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 I'll carry your books, I'll carry a torch, I'll carry a tune, I'll carry on, carry over, carry forward, Cary Grant, cash and carry, carry me back to old Virginie, I'll even hari-kari if you show me how, but I will not carry a gun. That should tell you my answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET Warrior Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 Originally posted by obi-wan13 I'll carry your books, I'll carry a torch, I'll carry a tune, I'll carry on, carry over, carry forward, Cary Grant, cash and carry, carry me back to old Virginie, I'll even hari-kari if you show me how, but I will not carry a gun. That should tell you my answer What he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImmolatedYoda Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 hmm...i think maybe this belongs in the Senate...but i dont think that service should be mandatory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CagedCrado Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 Im not a crazy liberal like the rest of you no war even if it means we all die people, but i believe armies shouldnt be drafted since they dont fight as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obi Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 Originally posted by CagedCrado Im not a crazy liberal like the rest of you no war even if it means we all die people, but i believe armies shouldnt be drafted since they dont fight as well. Easy fella, I'm republican, and I support Bush, but I ain't goin to fight no stinkin war for anybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBK Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 Draft is a bad idea. We don't need people fighting who don't want to fight. Doesn't make sense. I am conservative/Republican. Draft will not happen. forums are slow tonight 4 me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munik Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 There's no way the draft would be reinstated. I'm pretty sure the armed forces are at or near their quotas. And any upcoming war with Iraq has very few chances of depleting the current amount of men in the armed forces. If we go to war, and are still fighting in a year or two from now, then maybe I'll believe a rumor about re-instating the draft. Aru-Wen, if you did 4 years active, and the 4 years inactive required of the usmc, and had a discharge that wasn't a bcd or less, I'm pretty sure you can still be drafted. But you'd be pretty old for service then, even if you enlisted the first time at 17. So I figure you're the minority here and you got a few years under your belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldritch Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 I was actually active for 2 years before I busted my knee and was medically discharged with honor, so I'm not "physically fit" for service anymore, even if they did draft me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dath Maximus Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 i got a heart murmer, so i would get a discharge for a medical disorder *talks to chest* good irregular heart beat. he he he Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munik Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 ahhh, so you're not as old as I thought. Get medical benefit? That'd be sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldritch Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 Of course. Paid for all the bills and stuff, but I was a little upset about leaving. Ah well, once a Marine, always a Marine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 I kinda hope so...i mean it's the only chance i'd get to be a soldier...cause i live near my friends and all, who are too young to be drafted. hehe and it's something i've kinda dreamed about, wondering what its like and all and if i could handle it, etc....but if i am drafted, I'll make the most of it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET Warrior Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 Originally posted by Rogue15 it's something i've kinda dreamed about..................but if i am drafted, I'll make the most of it!!! That makes me sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysticSpade Posted February 12, 2003 Author Share Posted February 12, 2003 anyone who is for the draft is a sad soul indeed. cuz in the end you're gonna wind up dead. just to let you guys know our president is gonna get us all killed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZePhyR Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 I don't agree with it, but we have to protect our country if a time of war does come about. If drafted, I'd fight til I died, but I'd need to get laid before I went. I'm 17 now, and turn 18 in May, so it's possible that'd I'd be going if the draft came back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysticSpade Posted February 12, 2003 Author Share Posted February 12, 2003 just because you'll be 18 don't mean you'll be goin. you have to be physically able above all else. i won't be goin cuz you have to hike with 60 pound packs and my knee buckles under the weight of a bag of kitter if held for over a minute. plus i get migraines that would probably make half the people here burst into tears. they are dibilitating. when i get one i can't do anything at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munik Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 Rogue15, you can always enlist on your own accord. Don't have to wait for a draft that is never gonna happen. Originally posted by ET Warrior That makes me sad YOU make me sick. If you ever needed the protection of the U.S. Military, everyone and his brother knows you would be begging for it. But since you don't need it now, you think you can belittle those who wish to join the service. That is disgusting. Those who fight know they do it even though they know it's for people such as yourself, those who would rather spit on them then look at them. Man, if you aren't gonna serve your time in the military, at least don't give those who go above and beyond your contributions to this country a hard time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediNyt Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 Sometimes it may be nessesary in dire situations but this is not one of them and there are plenty of military forces already. I wouldnt want to fight this war, theres too much controversy and holes in the truth. I dont know who to really believe. I want to stay out of it. I want the world to find good alternatives to oil and stick with them. I know oil is a large factor of this impending war and its not something I would fight for. I would fight for life, for world piece, and for prosperity but not this. This is all too suspicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysticSpade Posted February 12, 2003 Author Share Posted February 12, 2003 i agree. but i still wouldn't do it even if i could. cuz it's something that i am STRONGLY against. i can't imagine fighting for somethin that i don't believe in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C'jais Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 Originally posted by MysticSpade i can't imagine fighting for somethin that i don't believe in. One should never be forced to do this. It's like cooking food you detest yourself. ...or sumthin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munik Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 Nobody is down in a fighting hole in the middle of the night under artillery fire thinking about what a great cause they are fighting for. Nobody is squeezing rounds into frightened young men because they believe it's for a righteous cause. Those who join to fight do it for the fight. You don't have to believe in anything to be elligible to fight. Hell, you don't even have to have the desire to kill, that's included in the training as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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