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Re:Military mulls recruiting plan to enlist college athletes by chrisseaton on Friday April 29, 2022 @06:26PM (#31211310)
The military doesn't want conscription. They want people who want to be there.
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Re:Military mulls recruiting plan to enlist college athletes by dragonwriter on Friday April 29, 2022 @10:57PM (#31212962)
> The military doesn't want conscription.

The political leadership doesn't want conscription because it makes the public care a lot more about decisions to use the military.

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