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Um that article was based upon pure numbers this year alone. Recruting goals for each year is also based upon Delayed Entry program who sign up for up a year early who make up a bulk of each year's recruitment goals. Problem is that that the active duty units made THIS year's goals but are going to be especially hard next year because the majority of delayed entry recruit is significantly smaller than the past two years.:\ Also the Government has approved a temporary increase of 40,000 more active duty soldiers. If next year there will be a huge exodus of active duty soldiers and they barely made this year's recruitment goals how does the math work out? If you lose 50,000 this year and next and need to replace them how will you add 40,000 more on top of that loss? The graph below explains what I mean, the total recruiting goals are mostly met by delay entry recruits. http://graphics7.nytimes.com/images/2004/1...cruit_graph.gif http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/01/politics/01recruit.html

The draft is slavery? so if we get invaded and there are not enough people to defend ourselves with our small military we should just put our hands up and surrender?

I was watching MSNBC last night and a commentator at the University of Missouri was interviewing a group of college students most had Kerry signs and some had Bush signs. He was being friendly about it and teased them about being rich kids and not having to go to war and then he asked for a Bush supporter to come forward. A girl came forward and he asked he if she supported the war. She said she did, he asked he if women should be allowed to serve in the war, and she said they should. Then he asked her if she was going to join the military. She said it was a "loaded" question. He asked her again and she said "no". What strikes me as ironic is that when I was in Iraq with my Guard unit and got home in May I saw so many people under the age of 32 saying they believe in the war and support it and think it was the right thing to do. But why is it that my Guard unit is now a third of the size it used to be an we are having such a hard time finding recruits? If according to polls more than half of America thinks it was the right thing to do then where are all the supporters lining up at the recruiters office? Also adults who talk the whole "big" war talk and have children under the age of 32, how many of them would be willing to convince their children to sign up? I personally feel we need to bring back the draft. Of course no politician who is President would dare consider this action because it would be politcial suicide. But if so many American support it then why aren't they putting actions to their words? I would like to see a survey where one question at the beginning is "do you support the war in Iraq" followed near the end with a question "would you join to go fight" I think we would see a sudden switch in opinion. I am not for the war but I did it and am glad it is over, well until I probably get called up again but I do despise the hypocrisy that I see across America, if you are opposed to abortions you say so and do not get them, if you support a law you follow it, if you voice your support for a war then you should put your views, beliefs into action.