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To require someone to join the military. Military concription, the proper term for the draft, has been used worldwide since the Ottoman Empire in the 9th century. In the U.S., it has been activated during the Civil War, WWI, WWII, the Korean Conflict, and the Veitnam War.

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Drafting men for military service; TAKING men for military service. Of which the consequence of refusel is prison. Approximately 22,000 US men were indicted; 8,800 convicted; and 4,000 imprisoned for draft evasion during the Vietnam War.

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the military draft is when there is war and you are 18 your name is put up to draw if you are picked you go into the branch of military and there is nothing you can do about it.

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Conscription The Selective Service.

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What would it mean to make women eligible for the draft when the military does not currently have a draft?

The US military all ready has in place plans for a draft of women if/ when a draft is reintroduced. Women ARE eligible now in the eyes of the government, so they will be drafted.


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The US military draft began in the US Civil War (1861-1865).


How did Congress ensure that the military had enough troops to fight the war?

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