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What about a draft?

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There is talk here in the States of bringing back the draft to support the War on Terror. What do you all think?
First, US Citizen?
Yes
No
If not citizen, resident?
Yes
No
Do you support a draft to help support the War on Terror?
Definitely. We need more people on the ground.
If the military situation demands more people
Undecided
Probably not
Definitely not
If you support a draft, what ages?
17-25 (High school grads only below 18)
18-25 all
18-30 all
18-34 all
What services should be drafted for?
Army only
Army and USMC
Army, USMC, Navy
Army, USMC, Navy, Air Force
All armed services including Coast Guard
General Duty; whoever needs people more that day
Exemptions?
None
Strict religious only (i.e. Mennonites, Amish, Quakers, etc)
Loose religious; any well organized sect that can document philosophical opposition to armed conflic
College student not on academic probation
Hardship (i.e. only child, etc)
Single mother with young (less than 2 yrs) child
If the draft needed to be extended, how old should we extend to?
30
35
40
45
Should Veterans in critical job fields, such as cryptology or languages, be subject to recall?
Yes
Depends on how short the military is
Undecided
No
Are you a Veteran? Wartime and peacetime are defined as DoD armed conflicts and no formal armed conflict, respectively. Ex: Desert Storm-era vets would be "wartime".
Yes, wartime
Yes, peacetime
No
This poll was created on 2004-04-21 03:18:47 by Plain Old Dave