"In 1973, the draft ended and the U.S. converted to an All-Volunteer
military.

The registration requirement was suspended in April 1975. It was
resumed again in 1980 by President Carter in response to the Soviet
invasion of Afghanistan. Registration continues today as a hedge
against underestimating the number of servicemen needed in a future
crisis."

http://usmilitary.about.com/library/...afthistory.htm

or...

"The military draft ended thirty years ago when the U.S. armed forces
pulled out of Vietnam."

http://grassley.senate.gov/won/2003/won02-01-10.htm


As no one has been drafted since 1973, don't you think it is a bit
silly to say that we have a draft when all we have is a registration
requirement?




On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 20:06:16 -0800, "Michael"
wrote:

And most folks would be wrong. The only change was the final step was
temporarily put on hold. Don't you get those ads on TV telling the kids to
sign up. You know the ones. "It's the right thing to do and IT'S THE LAW!"


"felton" wrote in message
.. .
On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 16:44:04 -0800, "Michael"
wrote:

El wrongo....Selective Service Act is still in force and males attaining
age
18 or above are required to sign up. It can be used at any time. It
never
went away. Did you really not KNOW that? Try calling the local high
school. That and the post office is where the kids get the sign up forms
. .
.and it' aint voluntary. No sign up, no federal benefits which to many
youngsters means . . .no college.

M.


Are you saying that a mandatory 15 minute trip to the Post Office to
fill out a form is the same thing as a two year tour with the Army?
Well, I guess some Post Offices are slow and have been known to be
dangerous, but your apples and oranges won't float. If no one is
drafted most folks would say we don't *currently* have a draft.


wrote in message
.. .
On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 10:09:54 -0800, "Michael"
wrote:

What do you mean 'if we still had the draft?' The Selective Service
System
is alive, well and ready to be used when needed. All 18 and older
males
are
still required to register for universal conscription. When cannon
fodder
is needed . . . . .re-activating the system is but a computer push
button
away.


We do not currently have a draft, and it would take a bit more than a
push of a button to create one.

BB