Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivers remarks during a National Press Club luncheon in Washington, Oct. 10, 2012. Dempsey said the Defense Department depends on its relationships with partner nations to build stronger ties throughout the world. DOD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sun L. Vega
Draft, No, But Dempsey Would Support “Universal” Conscription -- Kevin Baron, Foreign Policy
Forget a draft. The nation’s top military officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey, said on Wednesday that he would support universal mandatory military service for all Americans.
“You now -- do I support a draft? I think there’s universal service, there’s selective service, and then there’s the all-volunteer force. If I thought that we could adopt as a nation some form of universal service, I’d sign up for it in a second. Selective service really doesn’t become something that generally produces either the force you want -- because it becomes so restrictive, that the issue of being selective mostly means that there’s plenty of people who opt out, and those that opt out generally speaking then, cause a part of this society to bear a disproportionate share of the responsibility,” Dempsey said.
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My Comment: Short of a major war .... this is not going to happen. But doesn't General Dempsey have more important things to think about?
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