Army stretched and needs to grow

The draft is inevitable. The newly minted Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullin, said the army is not broken, but is "breakable." He said that Americans are in “a long, generational decades kind of conflict against the radical, extremist jihadists,” and that the Army and Marine Corps are unlikely to return to a peacetime posture in the near future.

"In this era of persistent engagement and conflict, I don't see our global responsibilities diminishing anytime soon," he said. "In fact, given the potential for regional instability throughout the world, I see our military missions expanding, not contracting.” Read the full article here.

Military missions expanding, not contracting. Long, generational decades kind of conflict. Interesting words. Only one way to fight that kind of protracted, drawn out war - with lots of people. Translation: the draft. As it's written now (see my other posts for a copy), all men and women between the ages of 18 and 42 must serve two years in the military. Time to write your rep in Congress and tell them to bring the troops home now and leave the rest of the world alone.