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[Ron Thigpen <rthigpen AT nc.rr.com>]

Tony Spencer wrote:

> This draft hoax is nothing more than a hoax.  My step-brother just finished
> basic training this month.  Only 40 were selected out of 100 *volunteers*.
> Doesn't seem like the military is having any trouble recruiting.

Another interpretation of that datum is that the military _is_ having 
trouble recruiting _qualified_ volunteers, which supports the idea that 
a skills-selective draft may be just what they would need.

--rt