Facts About the Military Draft

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Tip 1 - Facts About the Military Draft | eHow

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Since its inception in the 1860s, the idea of a military draft or conscription has generated much debate and resistance up to and including protests and "draft dodging." Its legality and constitutionality have been challenged all the way up to the Supreme Court. Conscription, or "the draft," is a means for the United States...

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Tip 2 - United States imposes the draft - Sep 16, 1940 - HISTORY.com

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On this day in History, United States imposes the draft on Sep 16, 1940. Learn more about what happened today on History.
Tags: WWII, WW2, World War II, World War 2, 1940, Burke-Wadsworth Act, peacetime draft, United States, Selective Service, Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, Conscientious objector, Quakers, Civilian Public Service Camps, Jehovah's Witnesses

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Tip 3 - Vietnam War Draft - The Vietnam War

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In the United States, military conscription has been used many times during its wars, particularly in the Cold War. The Draft was abolished in 1973, but men of draft age still have to register to the Selective Service System so a draft can be readily resumed if needed. During the Vietnam War, about two-third of American... Continue reading

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Tip 4 - The Military Draft and Slavery

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I rise to introduce legislation expressing the sense of Congress that the United States government should not revive military conscription. Supporters of conscription have taken advantage of the ev...

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