Approved for public release; distribution unlimited / What is the political feasibility of a peacetime draft? Throughout this
nation's history, the military manning debate has focused upon two separate
schools of thought. On the one hand, there are those who believe that a
"professional" force, comprised of experienced, career military personnel, is
needed for national defense. At the same time, others have argued that a
force composed of armed citizens is the best expression of democratic, "citizensoldier"
ideals. A return to conscription has been proposed as the best means
of remedying the deficiencies resulting from a market-based recruiting
system. However, the fact is that Americans are quite satisfied with the
current system (according to a 1984 survey). This thesis seeks to place the
draft revival question within the framework of the philosophical and historical
issues that have helped to shape the nation's attitudes toward military
service. A major conclusion of the study is that political acceptability of a
peacetime draft in the United States is highly questionable. / http://archive.org/details/assessmentofpoli00batt / Lieutenant, United States Navy
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nps.edu/oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/22917 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Batt, Patricia Mara |
| Contributors | Eitelberg, Mark J., Abenheim, Donald, Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.), Management |
| Source Sets | Naval Postgraduate School |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 64 p., application/pdf |
| Rights | This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States. |
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