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Draft Not Needed Yet, Pace Tells Vets: But we need to keep an eye on it Sep 6, 2007 – Gen. Peter Pace, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said yesterday that the United States shouldn't rule out bringing back the military draft, but recruiting is sufficient to... Read the rest All-Volunteer Force Meets Nations Needs, Official Says: More educated, has a higher aptitude, and all of that means a higher performance and increased readiness Aug 13, 2007 – WASHINGTON – The all-volunteer military force is serving the nation well, and no one in the Pentagon is considering a return to a military draft, a Defense Department official said... Read the rest War Czar: "Makes Sense to Certainly Consider a Return to the Draft" Aug 11, 2007 – Douglas Lute, Deputy National Security Adviser The new US presidential war adviser says that military action in Iraq and Afghanistan make clear the need for a military draft. "I think... Read the rest Recruiting is Solid Despite Difficulties, Defense Official Says Feb 16, 2007 – WASHINGTON - Recruiting and retention remain solid despite a difficult recruiting market, a top Defense Department official said here yesterday. In 2006, the Defense Department gained 180,540 active duty recruits,... Read the rest DoD Official Cites Success of All-Volunteer Force Nov 20, 2006 – WASHINGTON - Citing the all-volunteer force's success, a senior Defense Department official said today that a draft would diminish the quality of U.S. forces and put more of the burden... Read the rest No Need for Medic Draft, Health Affairs Chief Says Oct 21, 2004 – DoD's top medical official said today there is no need for a contingency plan study on drafting medical personnel. The Selective Service System is studying various iterations of a draft,... Read the rest Rumsfeld Calls Draft Talk 'Scare Technique' Oct 20, 2004 – The idea that the United States needs to return to a military draft is "false and mischievous and, in my view, nothing better than a scare technique," Defense Secretary Donald... Read the rest Conscription Is Provably Damaging To Our Superbly Effective Volunteer Force Jul 22, 2004 – As an active duty NCO I bitterly oppose conscription as being provably damaging to our superbly effective Volunteer Force. We need experienced CAREER troops, not a rotating pool of unwilling... Read the rest Rumsfeld: Volunteer U.S. Military Is 'Booming Success' Sep 17, 2003 – American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, 2003 -- For three decades, the volunteer U.S. military "has been a booming success -- it works," Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said... Read the rest Pentagon opposed to restarting military draft, says volunteer system fair Jan 14, 2003 – Posted on January 14, 2003. Trying to head off a proposal to reinstate the military draft, the Pentagon Monday disputed charges that blacks and poorer Americans bear an unfair burden... Read the rest Ex-Defense Secretary says draft call is 'utter nonsense' Jan 13, 2003 – Posted on January 13, 2003. Capitol Hill (CNSNews.com) - A former Reagan administration official said Friday that two members of Congress have introduced "far and away the worst" legislative proposal... Read the rest Search StopTheDraft
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