tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971318889103399214.post9136569306274643119..comments2015-12-17T05:38:39.803-08:00Comments on English 1110.01: Blogging to Learn and Share: The Draft For the Armed Services by John RickmanMike Lohrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05832313501793243606noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971318889103399214.post-752981654577543052015-10-20T08:56:44.480-07:002015-10-20T08:56:44.480-07:00I'm really shocked to know that only 1/3 of th...I'm really shocked to know that only 1/3 of the people who went to Vietnam were drafted. I would have expected it to be more than that. But still, I think the draft is a horrible idea. It reminds me of the guy Tim O'Brien's character killed in the novel we're reading. He clearly was not a soldier and did not want to be, and he ended up dying for something he didn't even want to do. I don't think it's right that so many people had to go to war against their will and risk their life simply because they were unlucky and their birthday got drawn. Also, I agree with Andy that PTSD was so common with Vietnam vets because a lot of them did not want to go to war and were basically forced to do things and see things they did not want to do or see at all. I think without the draft, there would have been far fewer suicides by vets. Elizabeth Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15689991701099576116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971318889103399214.post-2398499554032126902015-10-19T16:58:50.164-07:002015-10-19T16:58:50.164-07:00At that point in time the draft was a necessary ev...At that point in time the draft was a necessary evil which is a horrible thing to do. Forcing people to do something they don't want to do is bad especially when it could possibly kill them. I'm sure the government didn't want to make it that way but it was there only option. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06624590196783018861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971318889103399214.post-61129359171380736992015-10-13T09:28:49.887-07:002015-10-13T09:28:49.887-07:00I always felt horrible for people who were drafted...I always felt horrible for people who were drafted, but I think it was necessary for the US to actually make any progress in the war. I think there were so many problems with PTSD because of the fact that a lot of these people in this brutal war would have never even tried to join the military. Our soldiers were fighting a war they didn't want to fight and then coming home to a bunch of people who disrespected them because they fought. Andy Pickardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01844252097697510200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971318889103399214.post-16089594613132038882015-10-13T09:28:31.014-07:002015-10-13T09:28:31.014-07:00I always felt horrible for people who were drafted...I always felt horrible for people who were drafted, but I think it was necessary for the US to actually make any progress in the war. I think there were so many problems with PTSD because of the fact that a lot of these people in this brutal war would have never even tried to join the military. Our soldiers were fighting a war they didn't want to fight and then coming home to a bunch of people who disrespected them because they fought. Andy Pickardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01844252097697510200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971318889103399214.post-25316367062862492012015-10-12T20:21:36.360-07:002015-10-12T20:21:36.360-07:00It almost gives me the Hunger Game effect, picturi...It almost gives me the Hunger Game effect, picturing men standing around flinching every time someone said their name hoping it was followed by "You've been drafted to go to war" I am also shocked though at how small the numbers actually were, when it's talked about it made to seem like men were essentially disappearing because how fast they were being drafted. Im happy I was able to join by choice, and I wonder if some men ever stayed in Canada or Mexico.KiayaDivinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304879506050828764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971318889103399214.post-34498574128210579272015-10-08T19:24:56.055-07:002015-10-08T19:24:56.055-07:00It surprised me to learn that only 1/3 of the troo...It surprised me to learn that only 1/3 of the troops in Vietnam were drafted. The draft during the Vietnam War has become infamous in United States history. Almost everyone knows about the protests against it and the "draft dodgers". It's shocking to realize just how few people it actually ended up affecting. Ruksana Kabealohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12924813905590090434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971318889103399214.post-73949786070035691752015-10-08T19:23:07.709-07:002015-10-08T19:23:07.709-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ruksana Kabealohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12924813905590090434noreply@blogger.com