Drafting software engineers would be an utter failure. Trying to get a team of well-paid, motivated engineers on the same page can be like herding cats. Getting

Drafting software engineers would be an utter failure. Trying to get a team of well-paid, motivated engineers on the same page can be like herding cats. Getting a team of bitter engineers working against their will, possibly on a project they don't morally agree with, will never, ever, ever work. Just think about the possibility for sabotage. How are you going to tell the difference between a commit that is broken because Bob is kind of incompetent, and a commit that is broken because Larry had to leave his $195K per year, work from home job to maintain your shitty targeting app? Are you going to court martial someone because their integration tests break? The US government definitely has a problem recruiting young talent, but that could be solved almost overnight by paying better and legalizing marijuana, no draft required.