How do you think we will staff our military if we find ourselves in a conventional war that requires a much larger force?

2014-03-22T12:16:09-04:00

It seems we are in a rush to push people out of the Army that we were okay with at the height of the war but who we no longer feel meet the standards of continued service. We are also looking at ways to decrease retirement and medical benefits for career Soldiers which has the desired potential of limiting the number of retirees in the future. Should we scrap the idea that we can fight our wars with an all volunteer force? Should we allow increased waivers when we need more personnel or should we just utilize the draft so we do not end up in this situation again in the future?

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 22 at 2014 12:23 PM

2014-03-22T12:23:37-04:00

Probably the same way we did during the early 2000s build up. Lots of enlistment bonuses and options, plus waivers.

As to your draft question, that should be an absolute last resort. I'm very glad we have a 100% volunteer force.