(October 19, 2019 at 10:39 am)Dmitry1983 Wrote:Conscription democratizes defense.(October 19, 2019 at 5:46 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Let's back up a bit, Dmitry. Are you contending that Trump's avoidance of conscription was justified because 'conscription is a form of slavery'?
Boru
I'm pro-slavery since it is in the Bible. But as an intellectually honest atheist if you are against slavery then you also should be against conscription.
During WWII the US military had more volunteers than they could process. And some of those volunteers were in essential trades, like airframe construction for airplanes. So it was announced that there would be no more volunteering except for special cases. The local selective service boards screen the available pool of potential draftees from those whose "number had come up." Men in essential trades were classified as 2-A, 2-B, or 2-C.