All Posts Tagged With: "the draft"
What Ain’t Broke: The Renewed Call for Conscription
The draft has been dead for more than a quarter century. Despite a rocky start, the All-Volunteer Force (AVF) now provides America with the highest quality military in its history and the finest armed services in the world. Yet recruiting and retention problems have begun to appear. As a result, there are an increasing number of calls for a return to conscription.
1Feb2000 | Doug Bandow | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Conscription Idea
Dean Russell is a member of the staff of the Foundation for Economic Education. “The principle of voluntarism should not be compromised.” That policy on civilian manpower was recommended to the National Security Council in a May, 1954, report from the Office of Defense Mobilization. The report suggests an extensive program of voluntary incentives as [...]
1May1955 | Dean Russell | 1 comment | Continued-
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