Bring Back the Draft

Recently in the Oklahoman, several folks have suggested that the solution to so many problems lies in reinstating the draft. One fellow suggested in a letter today that the draft will combat effeminate households. Of course this idea is absurd. First of all, Pentagon officials do not want a draft because they like a military that is staffed by motivated (ie, people who want to be in the military) and skilled warfighters. An effective American military must have an expert, dedicated, specialized force, not people who are longing to go back to their "real" lives. And the idea that a draft would solve problems like effeminate men (is that really a problem) and renew patriotism is not accurate. Those problems will be solved by a rejecting of our passivist, self-centered culture.