Need reasons why draft registration is neccesary.

[klipschman]

I've been scouring google for an essay I'm writing on why draft registration is necessary. Anyone got any reasons I may have not thought of?

 

[OrganizedChaos]

because you need to register before you can submit a fafsa?

 

[klipschman]

lol besides the student aid stuff
i'm looking for benefits to the country mainly

 

[jrenz]

In case we are invaded by a foreign enemy?

 

[1EZduzit]

So the mexicans don't have to do ALL the jobs the lazy ass americans don't want to??

 

[dahunan]

a draft will be necessary to secure us from all the enemies Bush helped foster?

 

[2Xtreme21]

Because you can get up to 5 years in prison and a $500,000 fine for not registering for the draft?

 

[sandmanwake]

Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
Because you can get up to 5 years in prison and a $500,000 fine for not registering for the draft?

Exactly, that's why I registered four times just to be on the safe side.

 

[Slick5150]

Originally posted by: klipschman
I've been scouring google for an essay I'm writing on why draft registration is necessary. Anyone got any reasons I may have not thought of?

Because it will instill values such as doing your own homework?

 

[ProfJohn]

So that the Democrats in charge now, Charles Rangel, can find you in case they decide to push their draft ideas?

 

[WhipperSnapper]

So that you can declare yourself to be a slave of the government and the government's property. Also, it helps to concretize the saying: "Her body, her choice. His body, no choice."

 

[her209]

So that the kids of coporate CEOs and crooked politicians can go die in wars too.

 

[ProfJohn]

Originally posted by: her209
So that the kids of coporate CEOs and crooked politicians can go die in wars too.

That's a great slogan and all. But since 9-11 hasn't the military actually increased its number of white middle class recruits?

I am sure CEO sons and daughters are running off to join yet, but neither are the sons and daughter of rich Democrats.

Our military will always be a middle to lower middle class group. The wealthy go to college and get big paying jobs. Might not be fair, but that is life.

 

[nageov3t]

because every drafted soldier is one less person on anandtech trying to get other people to do their homework for them?

 

[ntdz]

Originally posted by: dahunan
a draft will be necessary to secure us from all the enemies Bush helped foster?

And enemies do we have now that didn't hate us before Bush took office? If I remember correctly (which I do), Bush did absolutely NOTHING to antagonize Muslims before 9/11...

 

[fskimospy]

Because if you ever needed to draft soldiers, chances are good that it would be an emergency of some sort... so you want a system in place already.

I hope to god they reinstitute the draft. I guarantee you people wouldn't be so gung-ho for random "wars of choice" if there was a chance their kid was going to get drafted to go die.

 

[Matts0344]

Can anyone explain why I need to register for the draft? I mean, if they want to draft me, ok, but why do I need to register? Don't they already know who I am?
I mean, I was born here, have a SS#, a drivers license, a passport, they must know this stuff.