[gowld]

What you wrote has nothing to do with the article.

The draft is for

(a) massively unpopular wars that the public won't consent to (b) existential wars that require huge manpower.

It's for cannon fodder; not at all for "smart", "qualified" people.

[ehasbrouck]

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The Selective service System is required by law to maintain readiness to activate either of two types of draft: a "cannon fodder" draft of males 18-25, or a "Health Care Personnel Delivery System" for men and women up to age 45 in 57 occupations: https://medicaldraft.info

Congress could decide to expand the latter to other non-medical occupations as a broader "special skills" draft.

[jagged-chisel]

Not to mention, in the event of required increase in personnel, why "pay to entice" when you can "legally compel" without needing to pay more to the plebs?

[red-iron-pine]

legally compel for medical positions is a highly dicey effort.

a doctor or nurse who doesn't want to be there will half ass it and people will die.

if you want a functional, quality organization that could expand you pay for decent talent now, knowing that it may get watered down later

[jayemar]

I'd imagine there would be different morale implications between these two situations