The Draft That Dare Not Speak Its Name
Respectful of Otters is covering the story of drafting ex-soldiers.
This backdoor draft removes the military objection to the draft; while Pistorius and Miyasato may be rusty and out-of-shape, they have the skills, training, and experience needed to be soldiers. And calling them up for active duty doesn’t sound like a draft to the average reporter or citizen on the street. They’re soldiers being called back to active duty. Surely that’s different from Joe College getting a letter from his draft board, right?
Wrong.
Pistorius and Miyasato are civilians. They owe the military no further service. The military has precisely as much right to call them up for active duty as it has the right to call up pregnant, disabled, thoroughly civilian me. These stories are not about a “recall to active duty,” they are about a draft.
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