Meeting the US Military’s Manpower Challenges : Army War College , August 25 , 2022
Meeting the US Military’s Manpower Challenges : Army War College , August 25 , 2022
From the document: “The question of whether the manpower needs of the Armed Forces might be solved with volunteers has been debated since the draft was abolished and the all-volunteer force (AVF) introduced as US operations in Vietnam began winding down in the early 1970s. The Gates Commission, which examined the implications of moving to an all-volunteer force, raised concerns about ending the draft. Would a career military become increasingly isolated from the rest of US society? Would this isolation lead to a military unrepresentative of the US population in terms of class and race? Consequentially, would the broader public become less interested in US foreign and security affairs? Moreover, Samuel Huntington famously argued that civilian control would be harder to assert if a military organization is not representative of its population. Over the years, experts and pundits have addressed these concerns by arguing that reinstating the draft is the best way to meet future manpower needs. Doing so is unpopular and unlikely to happen.”
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