The Pentagon is considering massive changes to the force — including a draft

3tcpx · 2011-07-16T04:48:08+00:00

Debt ceiling negotiations based scare-mongering. Nothing to worry about here.

DitkasMoustache · 2011-07-16T05:51:09+00:00

I think there's a touch of hyperbole in this story. Just because the Pentagon has plans for a draft doesn't mean that they plan to implement a draft.

There are a lot of very smart people whose job it is to develop plans for any contingency. This story is the equivalent of saying "Pentagon develops plans for nuclear war". Such plans certainly exists but aren't evidence that missiles are about to be launched.

2011-07-16T05:00:48+00:00

If i remember correctly we spend more than the next top 5 countries when it comes to america's military budget. We can easily make massive slashes without reinstating a draft if we are willing to look at military contracts and break apart the military industrial complex

not to mention pulling out of afghanistan/iraq/libya could save quite a bit of money from the military budget

Rixar13 · 2011-07-18T00:40:17+00:00

"The next phase is force size, which could mean reductions in force, shifting more troops to the reserves or implementing a draft."

Deferrments first ex. Dick Cheney... smile :-)

Title	The Pentagon is considering massive changes to the force — including a draft
Author	kloo2yoo
Upvotes	1
Comments	4
Date	July 16, 2011 4:35 AM UTC (15 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/ir1vg/the_pentagon_is_considering_massive_changes_to/
Archive Link	https://theredarchive.com/r/MensRights/the-pentagon-is-considering-massive-changes-to-the.1037228 https://theredarchive.com/post/1037228

Comments