The war department fought its last war in WWII. After that it became the Department of Defense. The DOD runs the US military.
How did the US go a isolationism foreign policy to a political and military involvement?
It shouldn't. Ask about it.
World War 2 and the Cold War convinced the U.S. politicians to do fund the peace time military. This is to counter foreign aggression.
WWI was the United States SECOND foreign war. The Spanish-American War of 1898 was the US's FIRST foreign war, and the Philippine Insurrection of 1900 has often been considered an extension of the Spanish-American War(and not a foreign war as the Philippines was considered part of the US in 1900-by treaty). Unlike the Spanish-American War of 1898 (which was fought by an all-volunteer army), the US reinstituted the draft of young men for the military during WWI (the first draft (conscription) was in the US Civil War 1861-1865).
According to their "information page" only US military personnel are authorized; not even US civilians are allowed.
The FIRST US war to have an "official" military draft was the US Civil War (1861-1865); which also resulted in the nation's FIRST "draft riots." Vietnam (1961-1975) was the LAST military draft, with the accompanying last "draft riots." US males were drafted in WW1 (1917-1918), WW2 (1941-1945), and the Korean War (1950-1953).
Certainly. The US Civil War (War of the Rebellion) 1861-1865 was not a declared war by congress, and THAT WAS THE US FIRST MILITARY DRAFT! What makes Vietnam any different from that?
The US military draft began in the US Civil War (1861-1865).
US citizens may join the French Foreign Legion. Iran has peculiar citizenship laws which may not recognize a child born of Iranian parents (whether still Iranian citizens or naturalised US citizens) as a US citizen, and will require that child to perform compulsory military service when he reaches military age. However, most military forces of the world are not as prone to accepting foreign volunteers as the US military is.
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No, there are no foreign military bases on American soil. The United States does allow for some foreign military personnel to train or participate in exercises on U.S. military installations as part of international agreements or alliances.