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requirement for highly strenuous physical activity

September 22, 1998, p. A22.

will remain as well. In short, the future will

73. Cited in William Matthews, "Little Enthusi-

require a multifunctional, full-spectrum soldier."

asm for Return of Draft," Army Times, January

Evan Gaddis, Statement at Hearing on Recruiting

25, 1999, p. 14.

Issues, Subcommittee on Military Personnel of

the House National Security Committee, 106th

74. Quoted in Mitchell, "Is the Draft in Your

Cong., 1st sess., March 18, 1999, pp. 3­4.

Future?" p. A1.

86. Ronald Halverson and Paul Bliese, "Deter-

75. Assistant Secretary of Defense, Population

minants of Soldier Support for `Operation Up-

Representation in Fiscal Year 1997, p. 9-2. See also

hold Democracy,' " Armed Forces and Society 23, no.

Rush, p. 16.

1 (Fall 1996): 84­85, 93­94.

76. Ibid., p. 17.

87. Quoted in Ricks and Robbins, p. A1.

77. The recent rise in attrition has caused the

88. Dave Moniz, "More Youths Tell Uncle Sam: `I

General Accounting Office to suggest that the

Don't Want You'; Army Recruitment Drops,

Pentagon may be too ready to discharge soldiers

Forcing Sergeant Soto to Go Door to Door,"

for minor causes. See Rowan Scarborough,

Christian Science Monitor, March 24, 1997, p. 1.

"Military's  Early  Discharge  Rate  Soars,"

Washington Times, August 13, 1998, pp. A1, A11.

89. Jerry Lehnus and Anita Lancaster, "Declining

Interest in Military Service: Quantitative

78. For a discussion of the benefit of "firing"

Observations," Paper presented at "Youth

unsuitable soldiers, see Bandow, "An Involuntary

Attitudes toward Military Service," p. B-3. That

Military," pp. 264­65. Similarly, the AVF can be

decline did not reflect a fear of danger, per se,

more liberal in discharging recruits for health

because the collapse of the Soviet Union also gen-

problems. See, for example, Rick Maze, "Failure

erated a small negative effect on men's likelihood

Rate for Recruits Is Climbing," Air Force Times,

to enlist. Randy Shepard, "Post­Cold War

April 24, 1995, p. 3. To do the same for conscripts

Propensity Trends--A Marketing Assessment,"

would encourage the recreation of an entire

Paper presented at "Youth Attitudes toward

industry for manufacturing false health ailments.

Military Service," p. H-9. Early indications are

that the Kosovo war didn't even offer the tempo-

79. Bandow, "An Involuntary Military," p. 269.

rary recruiting uptick generated by the Persian

Gulf War. See Diana Jean Schemo, "Kosovo War

80. James Hosek et al., "Active Enlisted Supply:

Doesn't Do Much for U.S. Recruitment, " New

Prospects and Policy Options," in Bowman et al.,

York Times, May 16, 1999, p. Wk 6.

p. 197.

90. Lancaster and Lehnus, p. A-3.

81. Assistant Secretary of Defense, Population

Representation in Fiscal Year 1997, p. 3­2.

91. Ibid., p. A-6.

82. Rush, p. 16.

92. Ibid., p. A-4.

83. See, for example, C. Robert Roll and John T.

93. Military Manpower Task Force, "Report to the

Warner, "The Enlisted Career Manpower in the

President," pp. A-7, A-6.

All-Volunteer Force," in Bowman et al., pp. 60­71.

94. Syllogistics, Inc., "The Differential Budget

84. Quoted in Mitchell, "Air Force Heads for

Costs of Conscription-Based Alternatives to the

Bumpy Flight," p. A28. See also John Diamond,

All-Volunteer Force," July 23, 1986; David Armor,

"Pilots Flying Away from Military," Washington

Statement before the Subcommittee on Man-

Times, March 24, 1998, pp. B7, B8.

power and Personnel of the Senate Committee on

Armed Services, March 24, 1987. See also, General

85. Quoted in Ricks and Robbins, p. A6. Maj. Gen.

Accounting Office, Military Draft: Potential Impacts

Evan Gaddis put it more delicately when he told a

and Other Issues, GAO-NSIAD-88-102 (Washing-

congressional subcommittee, "Because the scope

ton: General Accounting Office, March 1988).

of Army operations has changed and continues to

change since the breakup of the Soviet Union,

95. Syllogistics, pp. 7-2 through 7-3.

deployments involve a variety of humanitarian

and peace keeping missions with special require-

96. Richard Danzig, "Dinner Speech," in

ments for each situation. As a result, soldiers

Anderson, Registration and the Draft, p. 110.

must also be sensitive to their environment and

capable of working with a variety of people. The

97. Kenneth J. Coffey, The Strategic Implications of the

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