"Draftees, with the exception of WW II perhaps, were forced into the service. A lot of them don't want to be there. This lowers morale, and the willingness to do the hard things, the dangerous things."

I think you misspoke, and I'd ask you to be careful about what you said about the fighting and dying abilities of draftees unless you have some specialized knowledge.

I don't mean to "ding" you for a careless stereotype, and neither do I want to let that stereotype stand as it's just not accurate. No one knows what they will do once the shooting starts. That is a big, big worry before you get there for most people. The ones who don't worry, the folks who volunteered in the hope of becoming heroes usually had their mouths overload their asses and were worthless. They thought too much, tried to live in their heads, and very strong emotions could often overwhelm them.

In my experience draftees did their jobs as well as anyone. And very often better.

You should know what motivates a person getting shot at. It's having a job to do, and people to do it with. No one I knew was aware of "defending freedom" when the time came - it was doing your job, and protecting your buddies, regardless of how you got there.

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