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I'm not an American, but my understanding was the US can NOT have a peacetime draft due to something in the Constitution.
Knowledgable Americans,please augment this.
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What is the answer to the analogy draft is to war as what is peacetime?
During the Viet war..."draft" meant forcing men into the military. Draft=Conscription. Conscription CAN also occur during peacetime.
Why peacetime draft important?
To keep the numbers up, so when the time comes to deploy..they can deploy.
What was the first war in which the draft was used?
The draft started...."The Government instituted the Nations first peacetime draft in September of 1940 and began to prepare troops for combat." got this from the web. -----------Actually, if we are referring to the United States, the first actual Draft was used by the North in the Civil War. It was highly unpopular, as it was very unfairly conducted.
What year was the draft introduced in ww II?
In the US the draft began in 1940, while the US was still at peace. This was the first peacetime draft in American history. The draft law allowed drafting one million men for one year's service. The law came up for renewal in August 1941, three months before Pearl Harbor. The renewal of the draft passed Congress by the margin of a single vote. None of the original one million men drafted got out, either, which aggravated them more than just a little. They were in "for the duration" of the war, which most people knew the US would get into sooner or later. The US continued drafting men for the service from 1940 right through 1973.
When did US President Lincoln end the draft?
The draft laws of the Union, often called conscription acts were begun in 1863 due to shortages in voluntary recruits in the North. On April 13, 1865, President Lincoln ended the draft.
When Congress boosted defense spendin and created the first peacetime in what US history?
Draft
In Which important event brought about the first peacetime draft in the US?
Word War II
What is the answer to the analogy draft is to war as what is peacetime?
During the Viet war..."draft" meant forcing men into the military. Draft=Conscription. Conscription CAN also occur during peacetime.
Was the US military draft in effect in peacetime?
Yes, until the end of the Viet War, then it went away.
When did American opinion change about a peacetime draft?
As soon as they received their draft notice in the mail.
US preparations for war?
Despite being officially neutral, after 1940 the US begain to increase its spending on defense and passed the first peacetime military draft
When did the draft start in US for World War 2?
The draft in the US for World War II began in September 1940 with the Selective Training and Service Act. The first peacetime draft in American history, it was later expanded after the US entered the war in 1941.
How did the draft end?
The draft was ended at the end of th eVietnam war, because the peacetime army got the manpower it needed from volunteer enlistment.
What is another name for the peacetime draft?
There is one more that i know of and it's called the Miracle years.
Why peacetime draft important?
To keep the numbers up, so when the time comes to deploy..they can deploy.
How did the US get ready for World War 2?
Before America actually entered WWII, it manufactured arms and munitions and supplied them to England and its allies. Later, it instituted a peacetime draft.
What was the first war in which the draft was used?
The draft started...."The Government instituted the Nations first peacetime draft in September of 1940 and began to prepare troops for combat." got this from the web. -----------Actually, if we are referring to the United States, the first actual Draft was used by the North in the Civil War. It was highly unpopular, as it was very unfairly conducted.
