Word: civilianization
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...York City will be coming to an end. In a sweeping economy drive to whittle $264 million from its annual budget, the Pentagon last week announced plans to close down or reduce 157 military facilities, including the famous basic training center at Fort Dix. More than 15,000 civilian and military jobs would be eliminated by the cuts...
McCloskey's own bill, which suggests formation of a "national service" of young people, reveals the underlying philosophical contradiction in the current debate. McCloskey describes his bill--impelling a choice between active military service, one year of civilian service or inclusion in a lottery in case of war--as an "alternative" to proposals that only suggest reinstitution of draft registration. "We are sorely in need of a system of military recruitment that can provide essential manpower," says the man who challenged Richard Nixon for the Presidency in 1972 on the basis of the Indochina debacle. "At the same time...
...would have young people join--the Peace Corps, ACTION, etc.--are based on concepts of voluntarism. And herein lies the contradiction: what a recent Library of Congress study labels the "highly questionable" constitutionality under 13th amendment which prohibits non-military "involuntary servitude." Even within a framework of military or civilian choice such as the one McCloskey offers, young people have no choice but to serve. The estimated $20 billion cost of compulsory service seems better spent on ensuring freedom of choice while making the volunteer army a more attractive alternative. The fear of the draft has returned...
...safety systems of the Three Mile Island nuclear generating plant malfunctioned resulting in the country's worst civilian nuclear accident. Radiation leaked into the surrounding area and for several days a core meltdown seemed imminent. Besides being a confirmation of the worst fears of nuclear power's foes, Three Mile Island may also mark the end of nuclear power as The Alternative to coal and oil. Though it seems unlikely that a federal ban on nuclear power plants will come out of any subsequent investigations, local governments and citizens' groups will have a lot of ammunition to use against power...
...Senate Armed Services Committee. Bills before Congress range from requiring only registration to reinstituting the old-fashioned draft. There is even talk of making women register. One other proposal would set up a "national service" program that would allow draftees to go into uniform or work at useful civilian jobs...