Military Power House Essay

America has now become known as the power house of the world. We hold the best military power there is. At first it wasn’t that way. During our revolution, we were only farmers who had muskets and pitch forks. Through the help of allies we were able to beat the British and claim our victory and independence. There were many other wars that would happen before us, the U.S. would become the military power house of the world. After WWII in 1939. Then the US decided it was their job to be the police force of the world, which is the reason why the draft was started in 1940. There were many people who were unhappy about this. And when it was finally abolished in 1973, people said they would never have a draft again. People now still debate on the matter. The U.S. is involved in many worldly affairs, so some think that they need a lot more gun power to get the job done. Others believe that it would destroy the country and the military we have now. The way they think it would destroy us today is because of unwilling soldiers, the price of war, and health issues. In war, there is blood, killing, danger, and the only way you can become a good soldier and survive, is if you are dedicated to being there. The draft created in 1917 brought many unwilling men into the war. To be drafted into a war people don’t agree with or want to be in, soldiers would be defiant and untrustworthy. If it’s a choice someone make on their own, then obviously you will be submissive and will thrive being there, but if someone else makes the decision, then people will not enjoy it as much. Think of it as a doctor, if a surgeon comes in to operate, and says he has been planning on being a surgeon his whole life, then it’s easier to trust him. The opposite is where a surgeon comes in and says he is only a doctor because his dad wanted him to, then no one would want him, or trust him to operate on them. The same is with the draft for the military, if a person was in a small team in the military and says he was forced to be there, and that he just wanted to go home, then who would really trust him to have their back? No one in his team would like him very much, he wouldn’t follow orders, and would shy from his responsibilities. He won’t have the vigor the other members of the team would have. HE would be more worried about going home and about his family, who would probably be helping in a factory making weapons for this war that he doesn’t approve in. One thing that the country would benefit from is the surplus of payment from the military for weapons and supplies. Factories would be able to thrive on the business… …show more content…
Some of those people could become part of the military force. The reason being that the practitioner in the medical field surveying the drafted persons has too many subjects to interrogate. Imagine being in facility and having to scrutinize individuals that are lined up to the street corner over one. It would be very intimidating. So, the best way to get through them all and get home for dinner, is to go through them quickly, which may mean not very thorough. Now, there might not be a problem with the physician, maybe there is no sign of an internal sickness and the illness doesn’t show up until the time of war, and they could die that way. This may not be the only cause for disease, it could be because of the amount of the cluster of people around the soldiers. Being in a small closed off camp for a long period of time, disease and sickness can spread extremely fast. Some sicknesses can become very deadly in the time of war, and we could lose many numbers by that way, and then, if that does happen, then there will be a need for more troopers to fight the war. Which means more people are drafted, and the entire process starts over