...and exactly WHY do we need a military draft all of a sudden?
I'm... absolutely speechless.
Personally, I'm of the belief that drafts actually lower the overall competency of the military to some degree. In my view, it seems better to have a smaller military made up of those who are actually good at what they're doing than to have a bunch of inept folks like myself who are so emotionally overloaded that we'd have difficulty firing on the enemy and so directionally impaired we'd end up attacking our own barracks.
::grumbles, mutters:: I also detest the people who say things to the effect that you'll never understand what it's like for those in the military until you've been there. I respect the people in the military, but from everything I've seen of it (dramatizations and documentaries alike), I would not want to subject myself to such a life. It's just not the sort of thing that my personality type is suited for, really...
::sigh:: I really ought to post a rant on this to my own blog whenever I get the chance. I don't tend to post many political rants, but this one's really got me in a rather annoyed mood.
Not sure whether an autism-spectrum diagnosis can disqualify one from military service, but I wouldn't be surprised if that were the case... I need to do more research into that.
I have heard that having been on stimulants for ADHD in the past is grounds for rejection in the draft, and since I was on Ritalin a while back, that's nice to know...
I was wondering about this earlier - would my atrocious eyesight be bad enough to keep me out should conscription ever be reintroduced in this country. I dunno about the aspergers though. I'm sure 'traditional' autism would keep you out, but aspergers? Less sure.
Never have I been more glad that we're only nominally the 51st state...
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Date: 2004-03-22 09:23 am (UTC)I'm... absolutely speechless.
Personally, I'm of the belief that drafts actually lower the overall competency of the military to some degree. In my view, it seems better to have a smaller military made up of those who are actually good at what they're doing than to have a bunch of inept folks like myself who are so emotionally overloaded that we'd have difficulty firing on the enemy and so directionally impaired we'd end up attacking our own barracks.
::grumbles, mutters:: I also detest the people who say things to the effect that you'll never understand what it's like for those in the military until you've been there. I respect the people in the military, but from everything I've seen of it (dramatizations and documentaries alike), I would not want to subject myself to such a life. It's just not the sort of thing that my personality type is suited for, really...
::sigh:: I really ought to post a rant on this to my own blog whenever I get the chance. I don't tend to post many political rants, but this one's really got me in a rather annoyed mood.
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Date: 2004-03-22 10:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-03-22 12:13 pm (UTC)I have heard that having been on stimulants for ADHD in the past is grounds for rejection in the draft, and since I was on Ritalin a while back, that's nice to know...
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Date: 2004-03-22 12:31 pm (UTC)Never have I been more glad that we're only nominally the 51st state...