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[Revolver-Time]

I spent seven years in the Navy. There were many months that I never set foot in my home state or any American soil because of the deployment schedule. And yet, I had to pay both state and federal taxes.

My idea is for AZ. to draft every illegal they catch into the military. Think what this would accomplish. The military could teach english, pay very decent military pay, give them health-care and collect taxes. Muster them out after 3 or 4 years with benifits and everyone has a shot at the American Dream.

[dleeharrison]

While I agree with the general idea, the use of illegals in the service would make them mercenaries - fighting not for country but for money and to serve out a "jail sentence".

I enlisted in the Army and served in the 60's and early 70's and a majority of fellow GIs were draftees and we had a few GIs who were in the service as an alternative to spending time in the slammer for stautuory rape and other less crimes. Both the Army and the Marines were a shadow of the themselves before Vietnam and the draft. The Marines were drafted since they couldn't fill out their manpower comittment. The services was villified both in and out of the service for a number of years from the around 1966 ot the mid to late 70's. The Navy and Air Force were relatively unscathed during Vietnam. The draft was a major cause of the breakdown. It was a far cry from the professional service today.

[Revolver-Time]

[RKDS]

And what will happen is that it'll be either struck down as unequal treatment or expanded to the populace at large, giving the politicians a pool of millions of kids to send off to die on worthless adventures to loot the treasury or spread global communism. Be careful what you wish for, especially when it involves throwing someone else's life away.

[Ale-8(1)]

Somehow, I cannot figure out how a state could draft anyone to serve in the federal military.

Just a thought.

[frank n texas]

dleeharrison

I was drafted in 1959....Had to quit a high paying job, went thru basic training, had to cancel my planned wedding, served 2 years active duty, did 2 years active reserve duty and then 2 years inactive reserve...

I do not recall any of the draftees I served with being loosers or criminals..

[RVN11B40]

I ENLISTED in 70. The draft was on the way out. VOLAR was in.

Trust me any losers and other idiots were quickly rounded up and stuck in the stockade or sent to 'attitude adjustment' training units.

In Viet Nam the issue of stupid bastards was more visible. See all the good guys did their jobs either in the rear with the beer, or ass in the grass.

The low lifes were either in LBJ, awol/deserted in country, or were strung out on the cheap heroin.

The ones who actually made it in to the field were soon given a strong reality check by the old timers. A good portion of them draftees too.

So over all the system did work but it wasn't pretty nor painless.
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[Elmer]

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[Ale-8(1)]

We sorta bent that law for quite a few years.

[Revolver-Time]

[Ale-8(1)]

Say . . . that's an interesting concept . . .

Of course, first, we'd have to actually arrest, charge, try, and convict them of the crime. Nobody appears to be real interested in doing that right now.

And how'd you like to be the commanding officer of a whole bunch of convicted criminals?

Needs work . . .

[Elmer]

[frank n texas]

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