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Military draft / Viqi Wagner, book editor.

Contributor(s): Series: Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)Publication details: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2008.Description: 238 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780737738247
  • 0737738243
  • 9780737738254
  • 0737738251
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 355.2/2363/0973 22
LOC classification:
  • UB323 .M5367 2008
Contents:
Should the United States reinstate the draft? The United States should reinstate the draft / Walter L. Stewart Jr. ; Reinstating the draft is not necessary / Bernard D. Rostker ; All-volunteer recruitment is not supplying enough troops / Phillip Carter and Paul Glastris ; All-volunteer recruitment can supply enough troops / Lawrence J. Korb ; A draft is cheaper than financing the all-volunteer military / Julian E. Barnes and Peter Spiegel ; A draft is more costly than financing the all-volunteer military / John C. Goodman ; The army's stop-loss policy is a "back-door" draft / Christopher Hayes ; The army's stop-loss policy is a legal extension of voluntary enlistment / Daniel C. Brown -- How would the draft affect U.S. society? A draft would unify U.S. society / Hodding Carter and Ronald Goldfarb ; A draft would divide U.S. society / David Greenberg ; A draft would improve declining troop quality / Michelle Cottle ; There is no evidence that troop quality has declined in the all-volunteer army / Tim Kane -- Who should be subject to a military draft? Women should be eligible for the draft / Philip Gold and Erin Solaro ; Women should not be eligible for the draft / R. Cort Kirkwood ; The military should accept open homosexuals / John M. Shalikashvili ; The military should not accept open homosexuals / J. Matt Barber ; Draftees should be selected by lottery / Alliance for Security ; Draftees could be selected for critical, specialized skills / Charles S. Abell et al. -- Should alternatives to the military draft be pursued? Universal national service should replace the selective service system / William A. Galston ; Universal national service is a bad idea / Bruce Chapman ; Revive the ROTC program to expand the all-volunteer armed forces / Stanley Kurtz ; Recruitment of foreigners would boost military ranks / Bryan Bender ; The U.S. military can hire private contractors / Michelle GutieÌrrez ; The United States should not pursue military expansion / Gordon Adams.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-231) and index.

Should the United States reinstate the draft? The United States should reinstate the draft / Walter L. Stewart Jr. ; Reinstating the draft is not necessary / Bernard D. Rostker ; All-volunteer recruitment is not supplying enough troops / Phillip Carter and Paul Glastris ; All-volunteer recruitment can supply enough troops / Lawrence J. Korb ; A draft is cheaper than financing the all-volunteer military / Julian E. Barnes and Peter Spiegel ; A draft is more costly than financing the all-volunteer military / John C. Goodman ; The army's stop-loss policy is a "back-door" draft / Christopher Hayes ; The army's stop-loss policy is a legal extension of voluntary enlistment / Daniel C. Brown -- How would the draft affect U.S. society? A draft would unify U.S. society / Hodding Carter and Ronald Goldfarb ; A draft would divide U.S. society / David Greenberg ; A draft would improve declining troop quality / Michelle Cottle ; There is no evidence that troop quality has declined in the all-volunteer army / Tim Kane -- Who should be subject to a military draft? Women should be eligible for the draft / Philip Gold and Erin Solaro ; Women should not be eligible for the draft / R. Cort Kirkwood ; The military should accept open homosexuals / John M. Shalikashvili ; The military should not accept open homosexuals / J. Matt Barber ; Draftees should be selected by lottery / Alliance for Security ; Draftees could be selected for critical, specialized skills / Charles S. Abell et al. -- Should alternatives to the military draft be pursued? Universal national service should replace the selective service system / William A. Galston ; Universal national service is a bad idea / Bruce Chapman ; Revive the ROTC program to expand the all-volunteer armed forces / Stanley Kurtz ; Recruitment of foreigners would boost military ranks / Bryan Bender ; The U.S. military can hire private contractors / Michelle GutieÌrrez ; The United States should not pursue military expansion / Gordon Adams.

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