So apparently, the draft had its benefits. People used to see being in the military as a literal duty -- something you had no choice about -- rather than just as another employment option. Now that it is seen as an employment option, people want to quit, just as they would with a normal job. Only, of course, the military isn't a normal job, and quitting really isn't an option.
Copyright © 2001, Iain Jackson, after-words.org
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