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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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As soon as they received their draft notice in the mail.


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How did the draft end?

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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?

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What was the first war in which the draft was used?

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