The government is doing a test drive for the draft...

butterfly77

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Fri Dec-22-06 08:52 AM
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The government is doing a test drive for the draft...

they said it on CNN this morning. The will be testing randomly send out notices to check where participants are...

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BleedingHeartPatriot

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Fri Dec-22-06 09:00 AM
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1. ????

Could you clarify a bit more.

They will send out random notices of what? And, who are the "participants"? TIA. MKJ

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butterfly77

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Fri Dec-22-06 09:09 AM
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6. I didn't hear all of the details...

Participants I guess would be those who signed up for Selective Services...

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DRoseDARs

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Fri Dec-22-06 09:14 AM
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8. Obviously you didn't, else you might not have been so quick to hyperventilate.

Again, they do this from time to time to make sure that if it ever comes to it, Selective Service can do the duty it was created for. Navy ships run practice drills of mock battles all the time even though most of the time they rarely see combat.

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BleedingHeartPatriot

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Fri Dec-22-06 09:16 AM
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10. Thanks, I did a little research and it appears the Selective Service is doing a test

run of its notification process.

Apparently, this is done on intermittent basis every few years, however, the timing is a little (well, a lot) worrisome. MKJ

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nitpicker

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Fri Dec-22-06 09:42 AM
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13. The test may be further off than you think...

The local TV report indicatd that the test is actually slated for 2009.

This suggests that first they are looking to have good data in their databases.

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DRoseDARs

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Fri Dec-22-06 09:04 AM
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2. But they do and have done this several times over the years since the 70's...

...and the participants already know they're getting notices. Sheesh.

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butterfly77

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Fri Dec-22-06 09:07 AM
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4. If they know that they will be getting notices....

what is the sense of it, wouldn't they have new people on the rolls...Sheesh,Sheesh,Sheesh...

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DRoseDARs

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Fri Dec-22-06 09:08 AM
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5. To make sure the system of sending out the notices works in the first place, duh.

:eyes:

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MannyGoldstein

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Fri Dec-22-06 09:06 AM
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3. Adios, Young'ns

I hope you enjoy your stay in Iraq. Please kill lots of people for Jesus - he wanted it that way.

(Did you think that the Brave Congressional Democrats would prevent a draft?)

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Junkdrawer

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Fri Dec-22-06 09:11 AM
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7. My guess is that it will be a skills draft this time....

VIP deferments only...so if you're in school and you have the skill they need, it's bye-bye time.

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Junkdrawer

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Sat Dec-23-06 12:28 PM
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15. Honest. I didn't read this before I posted...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2966491

The logic is just compelling...

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Bjornsdotter

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Fri Dec-22-06 09:15 AM
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9. ABC in Chicago

Ran it on their scrawl once an hour this morning, but they were too cowardly to actually report it.

Cheers

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Warren Stupidity

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Fri Dec-22-06 09:17 AM
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11. Citizens ought to be doing a test drive for draft resistance.

Two can play this game. Or we can be passive sheeple and be led to slaughter again.

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Double T

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Fri Dec-22-06 09:28 AM
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12. Prelude to military buildup, the reinstatement of the draft will be bushco's gift to the nation.....

time to reinstate the hippie anti-war movement. peace.

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Hubert Flottz

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Fri Dec-22-06 09:46 AM
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14. Don't YOU become their crash test dummy!

GOOOOOOOOOOOO AWOL THE CIC DID!

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devilgrrl

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Sat Dec-23-06 12:40 PM
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16. They can start their search at the Warton School for Business...

after all, they "Do Stuff" :sarcasm:

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