Draft debates: Draft resistance

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The US has traditionally relied on drafts in wartime, but they are rarely popular because the first draft, enacted in 1863, sparked riots in New York City and the last draft, in 1973, spurred draft-card burning and anti-war demonstrations across the US, particularly on college campuses. Between the first and last drafts, Congress allowed conscription to expire several times and after providing three million men to fight in World War I, the draft was discontinued after the armistice was signed in 1918.

International Affairs, Military Exercises & Maneuvers, Military Action, Demonstrations and protests, Peace movements, Military operations, Military maneuvers, Iraq War, 2003-

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Draft debates: The next draft will be different

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Experts state that if the draft were revived in 2005, it would look very different from the last one that was held during the Vietnam War since the public has accepted the idea that women can serve in the military. The new draft would include provisions where college students would not be exempt, twenty-year-olds would be called first via a lottery, followed by 21-year-olds and progressively older men and local draft board members would include women, young people and minorities.

Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Legal/Government Regulation, Women Military Personnel, Laws, regulations and rules, Women and the military

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Draft debates: Money woes

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Money is a major issue for reservists and National Guard members because as part-time soldiers they have to leave their full-time civilian jobs and their military paychecks are often very meager than what they earn in the private sector. As a result the military significantly boosted death benefits for survivors of service members killed in combat zones in 2005, from $12,500 to $100,000, and increased to $400,000 the amount of life insurance coverage service members can receive.

Labor force information, Personnel administration, Active Military Personnel, Human resource management, Employment, Company personnel management, Military personnel, United States. Army National Guard

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