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[sophiaserpentia]

Thanks for bringing this to our attention, vidicon.

Serve Your Community and the Nation -- Become a Selective Service System Local Board Member

The Selective Service System wants to hear from men and women in the community who might be willing to serve as members of a local draft board.

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[archanglrobriel.livejournal.com]

Oh look. I am absolutely falling down with not surprised.

[sophiaserpentia.livejournal.com]

What's ironic, is that a resurrection of the draft will probably finally lead to an end to "don't ask, don't tell."

[archanglrobriel.livejournal.com]

Horrifyingly enough, I think you're probably right. Every 18 year old guy I've spoken with has proclaimed the intention of "coming out" to the draft board in a heartbeat should his number get pulled up for selective service.
Gee, what -would- they do if 90% of the guys turning up for the draft were claiming to be gay? Why do away with "don't ask, don't tell" of course.

[sophiaserpentia.livejournal.com]

I wonder what the odds are that they would draft women first, before allowing gays into the military?

Then again, I can almost see Republicans suddenly deciding that current military recruitment and exclusion policy unfairly protects homosexuals from death and terror.

[hearthstone.livejournal.com]

I guess it's unsurprising, since it looks like they're in for the long haul. Of course now I'm sitting here thinking of all the young men I know who would be eligible for the draft if they started it up :(.

[alobar.livejournal.com]

I am hoping that once young adults are at risk for being drafted there might be a resurgence of radicalism amongst them. I feel the anti-Vietnam War movement would never have gotten as strong as it did if the draft was not in effect back then.

[yoginibare.livejournal.com]

I've mentioned the possibly of a draft to some of my male classmates, and they don't seem to realize that it will effect them, or the severity of what war and instituting a draft would mean.

[sophiaserpentia.livejournal.com]

You're assuming, of course, that the military won't probe the political beliefs and orientations of the people who apply to join the draft board.

[ohari.livejournal.com]

We have had Selective Service Registration for what, twenty years? Twenty five? I know I would have had to register when I turned 18 if I had not already enlisted by then...and that was a good many years ago. These volunteer "draft boards" have existed the whole time, this is nothing new. I agree with the person below that geting on your local board is the only way anything can be done about who if anyone gets drafted (unless of course you want to run for congress), but even with the current administration and everything they are trying to do, the chances of legislation bring back the draft are minimal. Perhaps if the Republicans had a very strong margin in the congress, and if something else of the magnitude of 9/11 happened, but right now it is not needed and would never pass.

and for the record (even though it'll start a fight, I am certain), I am very strongly in favor of some form of compulsory (but of course paid) national service, not exclusively military by any means, as a way of helping young people help themselves out of our many crappy places...