To increase the size of the military, congress instituted the draft.
It depends on which war you're referring to, but the Congress has the authority to instate the "draft", where people are forced to join the military. The draft was last used in Vietnam.
Strong opposition to the draft created the hippie revolution. Freedom. Peace. Woodstock. Though it is required by law to register when you turn eighteen, the draft was eventually abolished and is no longer in effect. Strength in numbers, strong opposition by the American people caused the draft to end.
During WWII the draft was for the duration of the war or until you were unfit for combat .
aint nobody got time for dat!
Lincoln and congress first orchestrated the nation's first military draft during the US Civil War (1861-1865). Vietnam (1861-1975) was the last military draft orchestrated by Nixon and congress.
Draft
In the United States, there was a draft in 1942. In that year, the U.S. Congress lowered the draft age to 18 years old.
To increase the size of the military, congress instituted the draft.
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I think they created a draft
The confederates didn't pass the draft law, it was the Union
Draft Magazine was created in 2006.
Path to the Draft was created in 2007.
The President and the Congress realized they needed millions of service people to conduct a two front war. They created an act to induce a draft. The draft allowed them to keep engineers and war manufacturing brains at home and it allowed them to send the best men to the war.
The Selective Service Act
Ruff Draft was created in 2003-02.