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The last man drafted into the US military was born (I think) in 1953, and retired more than fifteen years ago. Senators sometimes make sweeping statements about
by cafard 4y ago
The last man drafted into the US military was born (I think) in 1953, and retired more than fifteen years ago. Senators sometimes make sweeping statements about universal military service, but the Pentagon doesn't really want the size of army it would get even with a Vietnam-scale draft.
As far as I know, the US military has always accepted foreign nationals.
- barelysapient 4y agoI like the context, but I think a better caveat is "so far". Its like nuclear war. Nukes have only been used twice. So far. And just like investing, past performance is no guarantee of future results. So, while I hope to be proven wrong, I'd be surprised if we make it another hundred years without a draft or the nukes counter getting incremented.