Is now the time to reinstate Military Draft, page 1

The military seems to have a need for many special skills that its current recruitment efforts are not filling. Specialized computer and languages skills are badly needed. We need to reinstate the Draft to fill these badly needed positions.

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Washington -- The government is taking the first steps toward a targeted military draft of Americans with special skills in computers and foreign languages.

The Selective Service System has begun the process of creating the procedures and policies to conduct such a targeted draft in case military officials ask Congress to authorize it and the lawmakers agree to such a request.

Richard Flahavan, a spokesman for the Selective Service System, said planning for a possible draft of linguists and computer experts had begun last fall after Pentagon personnel officials said the military needed more people with skills in those areas.

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The military draft is necessary at this time to insure that we will be able to fill the badly needed positions in today's modern military. The time to reinstate the draft is now.

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[edit on 16-4-2006 by UM_Gazz]

[edit on 16-4-2006 by aliencowboy]