If everybody becomes a veteran, will we lose our special status?

Remember William Lyon Mackenzie King? The Canadian Prime Minister.

As I have posted in response to the lies about this ad nauseum.

President Donald Trump did not dodge the draft. Even liberal supporter Snopes, after intensive investigation, found no evidence that anything illegal or improper was done to prevent Trump from serving.

https://www.snopes.com/news/2016/08/02/donald-trumps-draft-deferments

From Snopes:

"While attending the University of Pennsylvania’s prestigious Wharton School of Finance, Mr. Trump received a minor medical deferment for bone spurs on both heels of his feet. The medical deferment was expected to be short-term and he was therefore entered in the military draft lottery, where he received an extremely high number, 356 out of 365."

His high draft number was never chosen, but it could have been. He was enrolled in the draft as he was supposed to be. He did not dodge the draft. He just was not chosen.

Keith

It's a shame how many sorry pieces of trash are in this country. The ones who did stuff like that are probably the Nancy Pelosi's and Chuck Schumer's of today. It's not even worth your time to think about them.

Agreed , including the taxation

I would add that by putting some of these 18 year old gang members in the service may teach them a skill, a work ethic and to respect authority. I am not saying that everyone serving needs to carry a rifle but there are a LOT of support functions that need people too.
Too many people in military? Farm them out doing community work. Cutting brush and building fire breaks comes to mind. We will have to pay them in the military or on welfare so we may as well get some work out of them and try to teach them skills to be employable.

I don't like the idea that to be educated about our country that one should join any Military service, in fact I don't believe the government should be in the system to force you to be doing anything !

We have laws to abide by, everyone knows them, if you don't abide you usually get locked up after a series of engagements with the court system, only thing wrong with this part is that this system has an enduring lack of following through with the assigned judgement on the person.

I have to many encounters with service member's who did not get the education promised them when they were obliged to sign up for even short time, and returned with that time taken away that they might have used for finding a job, they felt they might have been comfortable with.

You are welcome to your opinion. Even though it sucks.

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You might be onto something

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Two things.......
1. I can't fathom how anyone, knowing America's love affair with unnecessary endless foreign wars, and sons of military age, would be a fan of the draft.

2. If your country is worth fighting for, men will volunteer to fight for it. If the only way we can win a war is by forcing people to fight against their will, then we don't have a country worth fighting for.

The Army has a fat boy program now for those wanting to enlist but cant pass the minimum physical fitness standards. I dont know what that is today but when I went I thought it was laughably easy. The training was hard. Not entrance requirements. Some were "set back" that couldnt keep up with increasing physical demands into exorcise programs till they could continue basic.

If military service becomes a requirement for all for anybody mentally capable, we better start PE in school again.

I think its a good idea. Maybe six months of training then a couple weeks twice a year for a few years. Set minimum PE standards. Cant pass? Back to boot camp to get back in shape. Could still have a full time volunteer military. would not interfere with college plans. Colleges would just work around it. Those wanting Officer school would be better prepared when they get their degree. Military would have plenty of info to determine who gets accepted.

On the bright side, there are some young boys that can't outrun the cops without tripping.

That... that happened is a national disgrace.....probably same breed of over educated causing all the Jewish protests today recently......I have to say in Ohio....my being around only construction....manufacturing....and trucking...during that time...viet vets got first choice to employment over general population......maybe east and west coast and big city crazies did that to you heroes one and all.....have you heard of the Honor Flight program.....if not check in to it......

lol.....160

A lot of people didn't make it back.
People who did, were never the same.
When you become God, you get to determine who becomes your defender.

LOL.....Nobody is becoming God

A few select Mormons who have proved their worth here, are