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[Waylander]

There are dozens. At the moment there are more than 160.000 contractors of every kind in Iraq alone (Of which round about 600 died till now).
Just add the bunch of contractors working in Asia, Africa and South America to this and you talk about a force probably half the sice of the US Armed Forces.

 

[tomahawk6]

Recruiting and retention is going very well.The National Guard reached 100% end strength for the first time in several years. The Army is supposed to add 65,000 troops to its end strength by 2012. The new Army Chief of Staff Gen Casey has directed the Army Staff to speed that timetable up to at least 2010 if not sooner.

 

[Militaryman]

Who can say how i can start in USA army?

 

[USNavySEAL3310]

Become an officer.

Get commissioned an officer.

 

[Rich]

After VN and with deteriorating public opinion during Iraq, it's highly unlikely that US will see draft reinstituted. That could readily change w/ another 9-11 type incident/attack on US or substantial threat of attack, significant enough to reverse public opinion.

Boy I dont know. It takes many months to get even motivated volunteers up to snuff to be effective airmen, soldiers, marines, sailors, and coast guardsmen "and women".

Really can anyone forecast a modern conflict that would go on for so long that a Yank draft bill can make it thru congress, be enacted as law, and the kids drafted in and brought up to spec? I bet the congressional action alone would last months if not years.

Its just difficult to imagine such a scenario, aka 1941, in today's environment.

 

[USNavySEAL3310]

With the technology that's out now, it would be much different.