THIS, is the eye popping immorality of our current "military". When we don't have enough volunteer soldiers to do our bidding, we hire out the job(s). We enlist and train our soldiers on the idealism and patriotism of defending our country. They work ALONGSIDE their buddies who are "private contractors". Their buddies make at leas…
THIS, is the eye popping immorality of our current "military". When we don't have enough volunteer soldiers to do our bidding, we hire out the job(s). We enlist and train our soldiers on the idealism and patriotism of defending our country. They work ALONGSIDE their buddies who are "private contractors". Their buddies make at least 5x the salary our soldiers make. Our soldiers do not "reup" when their enlistment is over, instead, they do the same job they had been doing, except now they're bringing home $200,000/yr instead of $40,000. Who can blame them?
I am glad we're out. Maybe we'll need a draft in our next war, then I predict we won't be fighting for 20 years.
The draft was the basis for much of the anti war sentiment among the young adults in the 60s. There was great resentment of the college deferments from those who didn’t attend college, and a growing understanding of the inequity among those who did. All supported by the music of the day.
Re-instituting a draft will be effective only if the sons and daughters of the Senators, Representatives, and military-industrial complex are not allowed exemptions because of bone spurs or other doubtful disqualifiers.
THIS, is the eye popping immorality of our current "military". When we don't have enough volunteer soldiers to do our bidding, we hire out the job(s). We enlist and train our soldiers on the idealism and patriotism of defending our country. They work ALONGSIDE their buddies who are "private contractors". Their buddies make at least 5x the salary our soldiers make. Our soldiers do not "reup" when their enlistment is over, instead, they do the same job they had been doing, except now they're bringing home $200,000/yr instead of $40,000. Who can blame them?
I am glad we're out. Maybe we'll need a draft in our next war, then I predict we won't be fighting for 20 years.
The draft was the basis for much of the anti war sentiment among the young adults in the 60s. There was great resentment of the college deferments from those who didn’t attend college, and a growing understanding of the inequity among those who did. All supported by the music of the day.
Exactly.
Re-instituting a draft will be effective only if the sons and daughters of the Senators, Representatives, and military-industrial complex are not allowed exemptions because of bone spurs or other doubtful disqualifiers.
GOP is willing to pay private soldiers good wages to make sure their personal military remains loyal to them.