Originally Posted By: ZZman
It takes money we are unwilling to spend. When fighting they are a asset. When injured or old they are considered liabilities. Sad.
True. It's also the reason we have been fighting a war on terror for 17 years now with only a volunteer army. Our soldiers in uniform are burnt out from multiple tours,and stop loss orders, but reviving the draft would be a big political liability that our coward politicians don't want to risk. So very sad...
It takes money we are unwilling to spend. When fighting they are a asset. When injured or old they are considered liabilities. Sad.
True. It's also the reason we have been fighting a war on terror for 17 years now with only a volunteer army. Our soldiers in uniform are burnt out from multiple tours,and stop loss orders, but reviving the draft would be a big political liability that our coward politicians don't want to risk. So very sad...