To keep the numbers up, so when the time comes to deploy..they can deploy.
During the Viet war..."draft" meant forcing men into the military. Draft=Conscription. Conscription CAN also occur during peacetime.
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.
The first peacetime draft in the United States was established by the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, primarily due to the rising tensions in Europe leading up to World War II. As threats from Nazi Germany escalated, the U.S. government recognized the need to bolster its military readiness despite being officially neutral. This act required all males aged 21 to 36 to register for the draft, marking a significant shift in U.S. military policy and preparedness in peacetime.
Any important document historically has a rough draft; and sometimes, several. Abolishing the draft during the Vietnam War era is an important part of my family history.
In October 1940, approximately 1.4 million men were registered for the draft in the United States under the Selective Training and Service Act, which was the first peacetime draft in U.S. history. The act required all men aged 21 to 36 to register for military service. This registration was part of the U.S. government's efforts to prepare for potential involvement in World War II.
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During the Viet war..."draft" meant forcing men into the military. Draft=Conscription. Conscription CAN also occur during peacetime.
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.
As soon as they received their draft notice in the mail.
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The draft was ended at the end of th eVietnam war, because the peacetime army got the manpower it needed from volunteer enlistment.
The first peacetime draft in the United States was established by the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, primarily due to the rising tensions in Europe leading up to World War II. As threats from Nazi Germany escalated, the U.S. government recognized the need to bolster its military readiness despite being officially neutral. This act required all males aged 21 to 36 to register for the draft, marking a significant shift in U.S. military policy and preparedness in peacetime.
There is one more that i know of and it's called the Miracle years.
Yes, until the end of the Viet War, then it went away.
Juliet Reeve has written: 'Sourcebook on peacetime conscription' -- subject(s): Draft
Despite being officially neutral, after 1940 the US begain to increase its spending on defense and passed the first peacetime military draft
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.