The draft is a stupid idea. When faced with a threat, volunteering is looked highly favored upon over being a draftee.
I will be joining the Air Force in about six to eight years. What if I'm drafted before that? I'm going to look like some chicken draftee.
I can understand the arguement for the draft (I believe in Isreal everyone does a minimun of two years). But I don't think it's constitutional.
Someone previously mentioned religous excuses to avoid the draft. I heard that Nixon, a Quaker, drove ambulances in WWII. So he was out in the front without a gun. He managed to serve his country without compromising his ethics. This doesn't excuse what he did in office, but it is an example how pacifist can serve their country in war.
