Literature And Law The Military Draft - 1102 Words

Anthony Appiah Mr. Skardal Literature and Law The military draft would require compulsory military service instead of voluntary service. It started in 1940 when volunteering personnel were not enough for the USA army. Thus, men were compulsorily drafted to join the army. Now, the USA no longer compulsorily drafts men to join the army. However, countries such as Switzerland do still draft its men. Conscription in US, also known as the draft, starts after Congress passed a legislation, which has been signed by the president. The Selective Service System does the drafting. Eligible Men and Male aliens are required to sign up with the Selective Service before they turn 26. If an individual fails to do so, the person loses all his privileges†¦show more content†¦However, in other countries, one cannot legally be exempted from mandatory military service. Switzerland has two hundred and sixty armed men. It does not have a mandatory military service. The government spends 4.82 billion US dollars. South Korea has a mandatory military service. Any individual that decides to object to service would be imprisoned. Disabled persons and people with unstable mental status are accepted from rendering their services to the army. Some celebrities have tried to be exempted from service. And by so doing faced serious sanctions such as not being allowed into South Korea. At age 18, it is mandatory for a South Korean man to be in the South Korean army. This individual would serve 12 months for the army, 23 months for the navy, 24 months for the air force, 36 months for special social service. As compared to South Korea, the Switzerland army is more lenient and flexible in terms of drafting of its male citizens. Ron Paul, Ex U.S. Congressman once said, â€Å"Justifying conscription to promote the cause of liberty is one of the most bizarre notions ever conceived by man! Forced servitude, with the risk of death and serious injury as a price to live free, makes no sense† Essentially his assertion makes sense. As an individual, one is of his will and hence may not be forced to give his life to fight for a cause that he does not personally identify with. But if the practice of forcefully drafting people to fight is