Pros And Cons Of Mandatory Military Draft

Good or Bad? “Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state.” Thomas Jefferson said this. He was talking about how men should fight for their country. We all know about the draft that was instated during the Vietnam War. During the Vietnam War about one-third of the people were drafted to participate. At the beginning of the war, all the names of American men within the age limit, which is between 18 and 25 years of age, were collected and when someone’s name was called, he had to report to a draft board to be evaluated. Most of the men drafted were from poor and working-class families. By doing this they were able to solve the problem for more troops on the ground. This helped the men back then and I feel like it can help the men now. We need to be ready and prepared to defend our county if something like September 11 were to …show more content…
Whether we are at war or not, the young men will be trained to be civil around others. We all know that boys do not mature as quickly as girls and it shows. This is a perfect solution to help improve this problem, whether we are at war or not the young men can still serve their country and come out of basic training as better men. A quote said by Laurence Sterne talks about how different levels of respect help us he says, “Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners.” In room 303, we must follow the rules of respect, show respect to yourself, your fellow classmates, and you teacher. If you don’t do this you will be kicked out of class because Mr. McGee does not want anyone who does not have respect. It is a big part of this world, and without it you are finished. So why no learn early in life rather than later. These have in support to reinstating the draft, but there are some negative sides to