Not sure I understand how forced service through a draft. Is any different than voluntary service when your country is being invaded?
The draft implies you don’t get a choice in the matter. I really don’t understand anyone who thinks the psychology behind people who Don’t want to be soldiers being pushed into being soldiers is going to be a healthy army
There are numerous reasons why one wouldn’t volunteer, but still willingly serve in a draft. Many people feel obligation towards their family, and volunteering would be abrogating that responsibility. The draft removes that issue of internal guilt. Furthermore, drafts can preserve needed skills at home - in WW2, volunteers were often turned away and told to wait for their draft card to turn up, because at that moment their profession was needed for the war industry.
I would highly recommend reading the accounts of soldiers who have been drafted in wars that weren’t wildly unpopular with the domestic population and/or 20 year occupations.
In WW2, the vast majority of our military forces were drafted, both US and UK.
Not sure I understand how forced service through a draft. Is any different than voluntary service when your country is being invaded?
The draft implies you don’t get a choice in the matter. I really don’t understand anyone who thinks the psychology behind people who Don’t want to be soldiers being pushed into being soldiers is going to be a healthy army
There are numerous reasons why one wouldn’t volunteer, but still willingly serve in a draft. Many people feel obligation towards their family, and volunteering would be abrogating that responsibility. The draft removes that issue of internal guilt. Furthermore, drafts can preserve needed skills at home - in WW2, volunteers were often turned away and told to wait for their draft card to turn up, because at that moment their profession was needed for the war industry.
I would highly recommend reading the accounts of soldiers who have been drafted in wars that weren’t wildly unpopular with the domestic population and/or 20 year occupations.
In WW2, the vast majority of our military forces were drafted, both US and UK.