is the government drafting any US soldiers yet? has that been implamented?
91912
Absolutely not, in fact read the Source here the bill to restore the Draft failed the House 402 - 2\n\nEvery Republican present for the vote and all but 2 Drmocrats present, were among the 402 people that voted against Draft restoration.\n\nPresident Bush himself has repeatedly spoken against the Draft cause he know that a Volunteer Army is more effective than a Drafted Army.\n\nA Draft cannot be restored without the approval of Congress and it already failed in the House so stop the rumor spreading please.\n\nTHE DRAFT IS NOT COMING BACK, END OF STORY
27858
Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776.  However I am not sure how many.  these sites below should give you more help on the matter.
991578
as far as i know the united states is stretched to the point of not having a military.to take on n.korea and iran is suicide.if bush keeps sending reservists and national guard troops to iraq and afganistan he will start the draft.if he does i hope the young people take off to canada like they did during vietnam.i served my time during vietnam and was injured but where i grew up was getting on my nerves but i came home and im 53 years old and very disabled.the military is not a bad thing but it can change your life forever
947783
No, passing the draft will be suicide for any politician stupid enough to support it.  If people want their fat kids to get into shape and learn some manners and responsibility, they should do that at home and not shove their problems on our military to correct.  Our military has enough on their plate right now.
1082949
The US military is already overstretched. If we should see a conflict on the Korean Peninsula or if a conflict should break out between Taiwan and China… or if forced to fight Iran, the US does not have the ready forces to meet the need without leaving the homeland defenseless.\n\nWe need the draft.
824823
The current system would not draft females.  The government would have to change the current statutes to do that.  They could require males to serve.  \n\n-------\nHere is a brief overview of what would occur if the United States returned to a draft: \n\n1. CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT AUTHORIZE A DRAFT \nA crisis occurs which requires more troops than the volunteer military can supply. Congress passes and the President signs legislation which starts a draft. \n\n2. THE LOTTERY \nA lottery based on birthdays determines the order in which registered men are called up by Selective Service. The first to be called, in a sequence determined by the lottery, will be men whose 20th birthday falls during that year, followed, if needed, by those aged 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25. 18-year-olds and those turning 19 would probably not be drafted. \n\n3. ALL PARTS OF SELECTIVE SERVICE ARE ACTIVATED \nThe Agency activates and orders its State Directors and Reserve Forces Officers to report for duty. See also Agency Structure. \n\n4. PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND MORAL EVALUATION OF REGISTRANTS \nRegistrants with low lottery numbers are ordered to report for a physical, mental, and moral evaluation at a Military Entrance Processing Station to determine whether they are fit for military service. Once he is notified of the results of the evaluation, a registrant will be given 10 days to file a claim for exemption, postponement, or deferment. See also Classifications.\n\n5. LOCAL AND APPEAL BOARDS ACTIVATED AND INDUCTION NOTICES SENT\nLocal and Appeal Boards will process registrant claims. Those who pass the military evaluation will receive induction orders. An inductee will have 10 days to report to a local Military Entrance Processing Station for induction. \n\n6. FIRST DRAFTEES ARE INDUCTED \nAccording to current plans, Selective Service must deliver the first inductees to the military within 193 days from the onset of a crisis.
924067
You must register.  \n\nThere is no draft at this time so you don't have to worry.
804309
I dont agree with the draft, cause you will have people out there who don't really know what they are doing, and you won't be sure if they will have the soldier beside them, their back either. My theory of it is, let them sign up and if they don't oh well. I don't know why they want to do a draft, we have lost enough soldiers as it stands. \nJust bring them all home....and quit deployments! (if only it was that easy)
966163
They can and do. Permanent resident aliens were subject to the draft (subject to certain treaties with foreign countries, notably Switzerland, viz. the Moser case http://supreme.justia.com/us/341/41/case.html ) and have always been eligible to enlist. Expedited naturalization is available to them.\n\nFilipinos before 1946 and other noncitizen nationals (today that refers only to inhabitants of American Samoa and Swains Island) served in the US Forces. Until 1991 Filipinos could serve in the US Navy. http://www.inq7.net/opi/2003/jul/20/opi_rjfarolan-1.htm\n\nOnce enlisted (only US citizens can be commissioned officers) an alien national can be sent to serve anywhere, subject to limitations posed by the absence of a security clearance. (Thus s/he could not work in intelligence, or as a U.S. Marine Security Guard at an embassy.)\n\nWhile military service can hasten naturalization, it does not normally afford immigration rights. (For what it's worth, the French Foreign Legion likewise requires that candidates for enlistment already be legally in the country.)\n\nIn addition to aliens who are members of the US Forces, several foreign countries (most notably Britain) are still members of the so-called "coalition of the willing" and have troops in Iraq that, while not necessarily integrated with the US Forces, may work and fight alongside them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multinational_force_in_Iraq (Wiki)
285414
In the U.S. we have an all volunteer military so this would not apply to those who volunteer to serve.  When we had a Draft it was a felony to refuse induction.
783353
the draft has been here this whole time.the government want people to join so they'll say anything. they just want more people dead! they dont care about the people.
497810
It's the people's duty to protect the thing that protects them. I don't believe in the draft, myself, but I can see it's uses. Think WWII, the draft there worked to great effect for our nation and the world. If we had a draft now, though, we results would be very different.
167113
No reason for draft unless there is an actual threat of invasion into mainland.\n\nSlave labor is very unproductive, in modern US it will be uneconomical to house and feed these people. And neither you expect drafted people to learn to use modern high-tech weaponry, or even entrust then with it.\n\nPlus, there is issue of bullying. Here's an extreme example:\nhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4651706.stm\n\nFinally, only the under-privileged end up going. All the rich ones will get out thru some trick (health, college, young child, etc.)
1038893
No, there is no draft, therefore they signed up of their own freewill. It does not exempt them.\n\nBanger, seriously since you asked this under law & ethics and are getting alot of yes's verus my only no- please post under military, perhaps active duty people or vets can help you better.
934439
Actually troops levels are only too low because neither congress or the president has really pushed for necessary troop increases. If the government admitted that it couldn't accomplish it's intended goals in the middle east and increased the authorized troop level and then we were in a situation where not enough recruits were available to fill in those positions, then you might be in a position to start talking about a draft.\n\nExcept that even then, most politicians would be reluctant to implement such a draft since it would make people more concerned about the war in Iraq. If people were actually forced to make sacrifices in Iraq, then they would start to question even more strongly why we were there and what we hope to accomplish by being there. Which would probably end in a big backlash against the occupation and a forced withdrawal from the middle east if any politician really wanted to get elected again.\n\nThis is not even considering the opinion of most people in the military themselves, which seem to be against the idea of the draft. The commonly held opinion of the military is that a draft would quickly degrade the quality of our fighting force.\n\nEven without the draft, opinion is quickly turning against the Iraqi occupation, and it's unlikely the current troop levels in Iraq could be maintained for much longer without bringing on the wrath of the electorate.\n\nSo the short answer is, no, there won't be a draft in the forseeable future. \n\nPersonally I'm not concerned greatly about the draft, since I already served 3.5 years in the Army and was forced to leave due to poor hearing a couple of years ago. If I was somehow drafted at this point, my hearing would keep me from being forced back into the military and cause them to draft someone else instead.
789226
There is no official way to tell how a future draft would be instated because every draft has been different and the laws have changed since the last draft. Congress even has the right to draft women, if it sees fit to do so. For more information, visit the selective service website
746476
You gullible people.  As much as I would like to see one, there won't be one.  \n\nIt's election time!  Can't you see you are being sucked into the Demosocialisticrat's  psychological campaign tactics?  \n\nIf not, please DON'T vote!  \n\nThere seems to be no shortage of enlistees at the recruiters' offices.  \n\nI support a draft and I support our troops but I do not neccessarily support the war.  How you ask?  Simple.\n\nMaybe the fear of a draft will wake the lazy, irresponsible, ignorant young people in our country today, the hell up and they will find out that their percious "freedoms" which they like to abuse and take forgranted is not FREE!  \n\nThe rich will dodge the responsibilities of duty and the leftisit will cry like they did in the 70's.  Run away then, there's always Mexico and Canada, or maybe New York, that's where the Clintons went.  Bill avoided the world issues while in office for 8 years while the Dems were "in power".  So why are we still having problems now?  If they could have done it better, why didn't they back then?  Now a draft?  Something tells me that we are ALL getting screwed here in the next 4 years!  \n\nWasn't the whole IDEA of there being a draft brought up by a Democrat IMPLYING that the Republicans may initiate one?  \n\nAnd people fell for it!  I don't recall anyone saying there was going to be a draft!  \n\nI can support the draft because I already did my 11 years in the Marine Corps.  I volunteered to go.  I took my commitment seriously, and I would do it all over agian, even if it killed me.  How many others can honestly say that?\n\nIf they were to recall me, I would gladly go.  It was my job and my life for a long time, why should I complain?  It was my choice to begin with.