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Originally Posted by AZ_Infantry 100% agree.
The draft was unpopular in the Vietnam era, but when the crap hit the fan protecting your buddy became the #1 priority, and many, many acts of valor and heroism are traced back to draftees (conscripts). While no one wanted to go, once they were there they became the professionals their country needed - up until the politics and civilian populace stopped supporting them, and then they just became drunks and drug addicts. But for a time, it was a successful program, just as it was in Korea, WWII, and etc. |
I believe that Australia's national service (conscription) scheme was excellent. When you were drafted it was for 3 years (1 year training, 2 years service) to be served within Australia. If you volunteered to go to Vietnam it was shortened to 2 years (1 year training, 1 year tour of duty), therefore it meant that all conscripts in Vietnam from Australia were there by choice. It's not often recognised within Australia as it hardly gives a very good anti-war message to say that the Nashos were in Vietnam by choice.
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