How to avoid the Draft

[Timexwatch]

The Basques weren't a part of Spain until the Kingdom of Navarre was overrun by the Castillians, IIRC. Hell, Spain wasn't always Spain. Castille, Aragon, Granada....

Good thing you guys imported the Austrian Krauts or you never would've gotten your crap together

[Giancarlo]

Originally posted by Kontiki
The first thing that popped into my head when I saw the picture of the Spanish Legion was "wow, that's one big gay pride parade their having in Spain".

Well considering these are the same group of soldiers along with the Civil Guard that enforced a law that prohibited homosexuality until 1979 I am surprised you even say something that dumb.

I still got respect for the Germans and Austrians...

[Jules]

With all this draft talk, it might be useful to know how the draft would actually work were it reinstituted by Congress.

Sequence of Events

Here is a brief overview of what would occur if the United States returned to a draft:

1. CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT AUTHORIZE A DRAFT
A crisis occurs which requires more troops than the volunteer military can supply. Congress passes and the President signs legislation which starts a draft.

2. THE LOTTERY
A lottery based on birthdays determines the order in which registered men are called up by Selective Service. The first to be called, in a sequence determined by the lottery, will be men whose 20th birthday falls during that year, followed, if needed, by those aged 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25. 18-year-olds and those turning 19 would probably not be drafted.

3. ALL PARTS OF SELECTIVE SERVICE ARE ACTIVATED
The Agency activates and orders its State Directors and Reserve Forces Officers to report for duty. See also Agency Structure.

4. PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND MORAL EVALUATION OF REGISTRANTS
Registrants with low lottery numbers are ordered to report for a physical, mental, and moral evaluation at a Military Entrance Processing Station to determine whether they are fit for military service. Once he is notified of the results of the evaluation, a registrant will be given 10 days to file a claim for exemption, postponement, or deferment. See also Classifications.

5. LOCAL AND APPEAL BOARDS ACTIVATED AND INDUCTION NOTICES SENT Local and Appeal Boards will process registrant claims. Those who pass the military evaluation will receive induction orders. An inductee will have 10 days to report to a local Military Entrance Processing Station for induction.

6. FIRST DRAFTEES ARE INDUCTED
According to current plans, Selective Service must deliver the first inductees to the military within 193 days from the onset of a crisis.

[Kontiki]

Originally posted by Fez


Well considering these are the same group of soldiers along with the Civil Guard that enforced a law that prohibited homosexuality until 1979 I am surprised you even say something that dumb.

Yeah, I'm thinking they weren't doing such a good job enforcing that law in their barracks.....

[Giancarlo]

Originally posted by Kontiki


Yeah, I'm thinking they weren't doing such a good job enforcing that law in their barracks.....

Be quiet... you are starting to look very bad... I had to learn that myself... when I say something downright fezzed, I have to quiet down.

[Jules]

Looks like no more college deferments of indefinite duration.

How the Draft has Changed Since Vietnam
If a draft were held today, it would be dramatically different from the one held during the Vietnam War. A series of reforms during the latter part of the Vietnam conflict changed the way the draft operated to make it more fair and equitable. If a draft were held today, there would be fewer reasons to excuse a man from service.

Before Congress made improvements to the draft in 1971, a man could qualify for a student deferment if he could show he was a full-time student making satisfactory progress toward a degree.

Under the current draft law, a college student can have his induction postponed only until the end of the current semester. A senior can be postponed until the end of the academic year.

If a draft were held today, local boards would better represent the communities they serve.
The changes in the new draft law made in 1971 included the provision that membership on the boards was required to be as representative as possible of the racial and national origin of registrants in the area served by the board.

A draft held today would use a lottery to determine the order of call.
Before the lottery was implemented in the latter part of the Vietnam conflict, Local Boards called men classified 1-A, 18 1/2 through 25 years old, oldest first. This resulted in uncertainty for the potential draftees during the entire time they were within the draft-eligible age group. A draft held today would use a lottery system under which a man would spend only one year in first priority for the draft - either the calendar year he turned 20 or the year his deferment ended. Each year after that, he would be placed in a succeedingly lower priority group and his liability for the draft would lessen accordingly. In this way, he would be spared the uncertainty of waiting until his 26th birthday to be certain he would not be drafted.

[Kontiki]

Originally posted by Fez


Be quiet... you are starting to look very bad... I had to learn that myself... when I say something downright fezzed, I have to quiet down.

Thanks for the scolding. You're right, I could learn a thing or two from you, as could we all.....

[Drake Tungsten]

The first thing that popped into my head when I saw the picture of the Spanish Legion was "wow, that's one big gay pride parade their having in Spain".

I was thinking the exact same thing.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by paiktis22


see?

for more details as krazyhorse (frogger)

See this:

http://www.galafilm.com/1812/e/events/wash_burn.html

It was the Brits who burned the US Capital, not the Canadians.

Canada wasn't even independent until 1867.

[Giancarlo]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten

The first thing that popped into my head when I saw the picture of the Spanish Legion was "wow, that's one big gay pride parade their having in Spain".

I was thinking the exact same thing.

If either of these statements were true I would join the legion. But they are not. It is still specified gays are prohibited from joining.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Fez

Now stop this nonsense before one of us gets hurt.

sounds like a threat...

[Giancarlo]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov


sounds like a threat...

No because I don't want to get hurt.

[Zylka]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov


See this:

http://www.galafilm.com/1812/e/events/wash_burn.html

It was the Brits who burned the US Capital, not the Canadians.

Canada wasn't even independent until 1867.

I DON'T NEED SOME PHONY LINK TO TELL ME WHAT I DID AND DIDN'T BURN DOWN

[Datajack Franit]

Fez- I don't think exterminating central america civs, slaughtering millions of natives and destroying their art crafts to obtain gold is something to be proud of

ooooh the spanish army! how scary

[Boris Godunov]

It wasn't even their army that did most of the slaughtering, it was the small pox their wretched, disease-infested selves brought with them.

Sheesh, even their genocide was lazy.