A NEW DRAFT?

Do I think it will happen? No. The state of today's army is such that there is no room for the cannon fodder of years past. Today's wars are fought differently and many of the things that the military did to occupy the time of the draftee have been mechanized or turned over to private contractors.
We must also consider current civil, cultural and Constitutional rights that would demand the drafting of women in equal numbers to men. Although many would say, why not? The parents of these women would strongly rebel at the thought of their daughters in front line combat. I know I would!
However, I feel that there is a win, win situation. Mandatory military training for all physically fit teenagers. Men and Women equally. This short period of time would accomplish basic mititary training for all, thus relieving the military of the time and cost of basic and enabling them to concentrate on advanced training. It would give all a taste of the military and perhaps steer many of them into the military as a career. It would give the Federal and State Governments a vast pool of trained personal in case of national emergency, and most of all, it would give a kid a few months to take a look at the real world and enable them to make better choices in what the wish to do for the rest of their lives.