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Fitzpatrick has gone from being a high school senior without a single I-A offer to a reportedly fourth-round—or higher—draft prospect, with pit-stops in the Harvard record books in between...
Like Lawrie, the Bulldogs’ towering tight end and Tampa Bay Buccaneers draft pick, Plumb isn’t much of a speed threat, but his size makes him a generous target for quarterback Alvin Cowan...
...Does the U.S. need the draft?" [OCT. 18] missed one point about why politicians and the military would resist the reinstatement of any draft. The all volunteer military works to the government's advantage. To bring back the draft would give ordinary citizens more of a say-so in Pentagon affairs. The brass don't want this. As things now stand, the conduct of the military isn't considered to be the business of the average citizen. It is assumed civilians don't sufficiently understand the true meaning of service in the armed forces. That may be the case...
...view the need for a draft as a solution only to immediate problems? What about the more important question of whether the U.S. should require government service of all our youth? Since the end of the draft in 1973, the word duty has been almost totally erased from the American lexicon. That is a real issue. Bringing back the draft might mean we would also face the inequities rampant during the Vietnam conflict, such as deferments of the privileged and politically connected. That type of draft system is a bad idea. We need a whole new mandatory national-service program...
Unfortunately, the majority of Americans serving in today's military don't have a well-known or wealthy relative who can save them from military service. Most of our servicemen and -women enlisted to pay for their education or to help their families financially. Without a draft, the U.S. has become a country where the rich enjoy the rewards and security that money brings while the poor do the dirty work...